Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Encyclopedia by F. Erik Brooks, Glenn L. Starks

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Encyclopedia

F. Erik Brooks, Glenn L. Starks

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The oldest HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, was founded in 1837 by Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys as the Institute for Colored Youth. By 1902, at least 85 such schools had been established and, in subsequent years, the total grew...

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