African American; Freed slave; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Rosetta McCray was born a slave in Petersburg, Virginia. Her father John McCray was able to acquire her freedom in the 1840s. She married John Henry Hill and bore two children before leaving Petersburg for Canada. While there, their two sons...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Southern University and A & M College--Students; Debates
Southern Wins Championship in Inter-Collegiate Debate.
Appearing left to right-sitting: Miss Marguerite Malarcher, Lloyd Williams, Miss Alma Rigmaiden; standing: ...
College Athlete; Virginia State College for Negroes
Eugene "Ace" Bailey came to Virginia State College for Negroes in 1934. While here, Bailey lettered in three sports for all four years until graduating 1938. The only athlete to have accomplished this feat thus far. Sadly he died in...
African Art Collection Once Housed In Haygood Hall. The Gentleman In The Photograph Is The Late William Elmo Tabb Who Made The Collection While Doing Missionary Work In The Belgian Congo And Liberia. In The Four Divisions Of The Collection...
Business education; Southern University and A & M College--Students
The busy Commercial Department. Miss Totty conducts a "Rhythm Drill" while other students engage in filing, machinery, and transcription from facsimilies.
Promoting Healthy Living
In the interest of promoting healthy living in the state of Louisiana, Southern University, with the help of a grant from the General Education Board, cooperated with Ascension Parish in sponsoring a nutrition project. ...
Edward S. Temple Served as the Head Women's Track Coach of the Tennessee State University "Tigerbelles" For More Than 40 Years and Was Also an Associate Professor of Sociology. During His Coaching Tenure, Forty Members of His Famed...
Olympian champion, Lee Calhoun (second from left) and head track and field coach LeRoy Walker admire track and field trophy winnings. Lee Calhoun was a gold medalist in the 110-meter at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 1961, Lee Calhoun...
Miss Mattawilda Dobbs (left) international known opera singer greets North Carolina College president Dr. Albert N. Whiting. Mrs. Sylvia Olden Lee (center) is her accompanist on tour. Miss Dobbs performed at North Carolina College while she was on...
Mae Faggs is the AAU Indoor Meter champ and Co-Holder of the Indoor Record at 11.1 for the Century Yard Race. Member of the Olympic Relay Team Which Set the Record for the 400 and 800 Meters in 1953. Mae Faggs Won First Place Honors in the...
