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...
The Three Athletes Photographed Made The All Conference Team In 1941. From Left To Right: Penrose Parks, Back; Ben Williams, Guard; Ike Gomillion, End.
Penrose Parks, Triple Threat Halfback Of Paine College Lions Was Elected "Little All American" In 1938. Native Of Griffin, GA. Member Of The College Basketball And Football Teams And Co-Captian Of The 1940 Football Team. Made All...
First Girls Drill Team
Commanded by: Leola Martin, Sophomore, Mosspoint, Mississippi
Ex Officer
Janet Houston 1st Sergeant, Sophomore
Made first public performance at Homecoming game in 1957.
Dr. Pitts Was The First African American, First Alumnus, And Nineth President To Serve At Paine College. As A C.M.E Minister And Theologian, Dr. Pitts Served As President Of Miles College Before Returning To Paine. He Is Credited As The Person Who...
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...
This building was named in honor of Benjamin Newton Duke, pilanthropist, and tobacco business owner. Mr. Duke made substantial financial contributions to the college during its early development. The Benjamin N. Duke Auditorium was constructed in...
Dr. James E. Shepard standing with Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. outside Benjamin Newton Duke Auditorium. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was a civil rights leader, co-founder of the National Negro Congress, and succeeded his father as Pastor of...
Eliza Walker, one of eight children was born a slave six miles out of Nashville at Flatrock in 1857. Her father owned an ice-house and made enough money to purchase a home for the family in 1866, Eliza Walker entered Fisk.
This building was named in honor of Benjamin Newton Duke, philanthropist, and tobacco business owner. Mr. Duke made substantial financial contributions to the college during its early development. The Benjamin N. Duke Auditorium was constructed...
Miner Normal School;
Miner Normal School -- Buildings;
Washington Normal School;
Washington Normal School – Buildings
Miner Normal School (officially known as Washington Normal School # 2) held classes in the Franklin Building from 1873 (?) to 1907. This building was on the Southeast corner of 13th and K. NW. Designed by Adolph Cuss, the building was completed...
