JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
JUBILEE HALL (1876). Residence hall built with money collected during the Jubilee Singers' first fundraising tour. Oldest permanent building for Black higher education in the United States. (Still standing)
ACADEMIC BUILDING (1908). Fisk University's first library. Built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie, a businessperson. Designed by Moses McKissack, a black architect. (Still standing)
Julius Lester (1939- ). Author. Class of 1960. Gained success as a children's author in 1969 with the publication of To Be a Slave, a Newbery Honor Book, and Black Folktales. Subsequent works continued to show his interest in African-American...
This group sang on WBAL radio three times a week with The Stevedore Quartette from Virginia. Members are (L-R): Charlie Cornish; Carroll Waters; Charlotte B. Robinson, Director; Andrew White; Eldridge Waters.
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Theological seminary; College Buildings
Gorrell Street Gateway Has a Plaque Attached to the Pier Just East of the Gateway Opening That Reads: "The Catherine Bearden Way, Presented to Bennett College by Her Children as a Token of Their Appreciation."
Bennett Hall Was the First Building Completed on the Campus and Was Renovated in 1926. It Was a Three Story Brick Building With a Mansard Roof That Functioned as Library, Chapel, Dining Room, Dorm and Classroom Building.
