Born Into Slavery On July 3, 1842 Near Columbus, Georgia; Bishop Holsey Of The C.M.E. Church And Local Resident Of August, Was the Prime Mover In The Founding Of Pain College. In 1882, As a Fraternal Messenger, He Appeared Before the General...
Paine Institute Held Its First Class On January 1, 1884, In Rented Quarters On Broad Street in Augusta, GA. Among The First Group Of Young People Present That Morning Was John Wesley Gilbert, Who Stepped Ahead Of The Others And Enrolled As The...
Daniel Barclay Williams was the first professor of classical languages at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, having been hired in 1885. He was a native of Richmond, VA, and a graduate of Brown University. Professor Williams authored...
Legislators; Virginia; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Shown here are the eight African Americans who were serving in the Virginia Legislature, the General Assembly in 1887-1888. On the front row, seated left to right, are Alfred W. Harris, William W. Evans, and Caesar Perkins. On the back row,...
The Normal Program Trained Students For Teaching. Photographed Are - (First Row) Willie Sherard, Cynthia Ryans, Ella Holsey, Frances Thompson, Ruth Holsey, Irene Mattox, Lula Ross, Andrew Cobb. (Second Row) William Young, H. L. Stallworth,...
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, Students, Graduation
8" x 10" B/W Glossy Photo of Lincoln University Class of 1904 Seated in Front of Mary Dod Brown Chapel, Wearing Academic Caps and Gown. Isaac Norton Rendall in Center of Group.
Named After the School's Fifth President, Brown Hall Was Built in 1927 at a Cost of 150,000, Half of Which Was Donated By the John D. Rockefeller General Education Board. Brown Hall Served as the College's Administration Building.
Southern University and A & M College--Alumni and alumnae
CLASS OF 1929 Standing left to right front row: [Dr. Felton Grandison Clark], son of Joseph S. Clark, president of Southern University, Albertine Parker, Blanche Kelly, Lillie Belle Cox, Viola Ward, Alda Refe, Myrtle McLeod, Catherine Watkins...
The Graduation Class Of 1936. Photographed Are: Tibbye R. Brown - Macon, GA., Annie Mae Brown - Augusta, GA., Mattie Belle Braxton - Augusta, GA., Alyce V. Battey - Augusta, GA., Daniel H. Collins - Darlington, S.C., Leroy A. Brown - Augusta, GA.,...
Interracial Faculty Of Paine College In 1936. Photographed Are (Top Row): Edythe Irene Tate, W.C. Ervin, Ethel Polk Peters, Thelma Stevens, James W. Brown, Mark O. Fax, James A. Gabriel, James Childs, Mary Catherine Gartrell And Lonnie C. Hamilton.
First row (L-R): Thomas Hodges; Marion Waller; Leon Taylor; Robert Barclay. Second row (L-R): Kelly Wilson; Charler Brown; Eldrige Waters; Steven Camphor. Third row (L-R): David Pitts; Brent Thompson; William Kiah; George Carnish. Standing: Coach...
