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There are over 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the United States today. Here is a sampling of some of the historically significant and well-known schools, and the Southern colleges that took in the refugee scholars featured in FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROW.
Dillard University is a private, faith-based, liberal arts college founded in 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A result of the merger of Straight College and Union Normal School, Dillard boasts the first speech department at a Black university and the first nationally accredited nursing program in Louisiana. Dillard University offers 37 majors and has 1,950 enrolled students. Photo: Courtesy Dillard University  Fisk University Fisk University is a four-year, private, liberal arts institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1866 as Fisk School, instruction at the college level was offered beginning in 1871. In 1967, Fisk became the first Black institution to be awarded university status. The University is known for its famous Jubilee Singers who have performed nationally and internationally since 1876. Fisk's 850 students attend a 28-building campus located on over 40 acres.
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, established in 1868, was chartered by a special act of the General Assembly of Virginia. The school was formed to educate newly freed slaves to teach and lead their community. Post secondary-level programs were instituted in 1922 and graduate school began in 1928. Hampton Institute was unique in that it also opened its doors to Native Americans. Hampton sits on a 204-acre waterfront campus located in southeastern Virginia. The campus comprises approximately 50 main buildings and 75 auxiliary structures. It offers a broad range of technical, liberal arts, professional and graduate degrees to its 4,900 students. Professor Viktor Lowenfeld taught Art at Hampton Institute from 1939-1946.
Howard University is a four-year private liberal arts university, located in Washington D.C. Chartered by the federal government in 1867, Howard was founded to train Black teachers and ministers to guide and teach the four million freed slaves and 25,000 freeborn Blacks. The school was first called Howard Normal and Theological Institute for the Education of Teachers and Preachers. Integrated since its founding, Howard University's first students were four white women who were daughters of two of the university's founders. The 17 schools and colleges incorporate 200 subjects for its 10,250 students. The 89-acre main campus houses 65 buildings. Professor John Herz taught Political Science at Howard University from 1941-1943 and 1948-1952. Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Founded in 1854 as Ashmun Institute, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania was originally intended to provide a higher education in the arts and sciences for male youth of African descent. In 1866, the institute was renamed Lincoln University after President Abraham Lincoln and opened its doors to admit women students in 1952. A prominent university since its inception, Lincoln graduated approximately 20 percent of the Black physicians and more than 10 percent of the Black attorneys in the United States during the first one hundred years of its existence. Located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania on a 422-acre campus. Lincoln's 2,000 students are offered academic programs undergraduate and graduate studies.
Founded in 1867 as the Augusta Institute in Augusta, Georgia, Morehouse College is the nation's only private, historically Black, four-year liberal arts college for men. The school moved to Atlanta in 1879 to prepare Blacks for the ministry. In 1894, the first college instruction was introduced and the name changed to Atlanta Baptist College. Morehouse College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and graduates about 500 each year. The 61-acre campus is located in an urban area near downtown Atlanta with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students. More... |
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