Freedom fighter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Henry Hill was born a slave in King and Queen County, Virginia, in March 1828. He escaped from the institution of slavery in 1853 and fled to Canada. He was very active in the Underground Railroad movement in Canada. After the Civil War...
College President; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Mercer Langston was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. He was the third head of the institution, following principals, James Storum and James M. Colson Jr. He served in office from January 1, 1886 - December 31,...
Frances E. Thompson, a Faculty Member of Tennessee State University From 1923 to 1969 Created Artistic Designs For All the Programs For Special Occasions and the Various Publications of Tennessee A. & I. During the 1920's and 1930's. The Most...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Boley, Almira A. [Alice], b. 1885 d. 1967; Southern University and A & M College--Faculty; Southern University and A & M College--Administration
Black and white photograph of Miss Almira Boley, principal of Southern University's Laboratory School. Almira Alice Boley was born on July 21, 1885 in West Monroe,...
The Martha M. Brown Memorial Library Erected in 1927 and Was the First Library Building for the Fifteen-Year Old Institution. On November 23, 1949 an Annexation and Renovation of the Building Was Completed and Officially Named the Martha M. Brown...
Southern's Big Bus Graces the Campus.
Southern's big 35-passenger streamlined bus; the pride of the institution and a gift of the students, faculty, alumni and...
Dr. Hunter Created a Second Program Known as Liberal Arts Which Included the Classics, Greek, Latin, Literature, Algebra and Geometry. As a Post Civil War Institution, Saint Augustine’s Offered Both Curricula in Keeping With Liberal Arts and...
Walter Strother Davis Became President of Tennessee A and I State College in 1943. Davis Retired In 1968. Durning His 25 Year Tenure, the Institution Experienced Rapid Growth.
