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Online Encyclopedia: African American History, Institutions

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.



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1st Louisiana Native Guard, CSA (1861-1862)Institutions
1st Louisiana Native Guard, USA / Corps d’Afrique (1862-1863)Institutions
Alabama A&M University (1875-- ) Institutions
Alabama State University (1867-- ) Institutions
Albany State University (1903- )Institutions
Alcorn State University (1871-- )Institutions
Allen University (1870 - )Institutions
Arkansas Baptist College (1884-- )Institutions
Barber-Scotia College (1867-)Institutions
Bennett College (1873- )Institutions
Bethune-Cookman University (1904- )Institutions
Bluefield State College (1895-- ) Institutions
Bowie State University (1865- )Institutions
Central State University (Ohio) (1887- )Institutions
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (1837-- )Institutions
Claflin University (1869 - ) Institutions
Clark Atlanta University (1988- )Institutions
Coppin State University (1900-- ) Institutions
Delaware State University (1891-- ) Institutions
Dillard University (1869- )Institutions
Edward Waters College (1866- )Institutions
Elizabeth City State University (1891- )Institutions
Fayetteville State University (1867-- )Institutions
First Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia (1780 - )Institutions
Fisk University (1866- )Institutions
Florida A&M University (1887- )Institutions
Fort Valley State University (1939- )Institutions
Freedmen’s Hospital/Howard University Hospital (1862-- )Institutions
Freedom’s Journal (1827-1829)Institutions
Georgia Infirmary (1832 - )Institutions
Grambling State University (1901-- )Institutions
Hampton University (1868-- )Institutions
Harris-Stowe University (1857-)Institutions
Highlander Research and Education Center (1932- )Institutions
Howard University (1867– )Institutions
Interdenominational Theological Center (1958-- )Institutions
Jackson State University (1877- )Institutions
Johnson C. Smith University (1867- )Institutions
Kentucky State University (1886- )Institutions
Knoxville College (1875- )Institutions
Lane College (1882- )Institutions
Le Moyne-Owen College (1862- )Institutions
Lincoln University [Missouri] (1866- )Institutions
Lincoln University [Pennsylvania] (1854 - )Institutions
Livingstone College (1879-- )Institutions
Meharry Medical College (1876- )Institutions
Miles College (1905-- )Institutions
Mississippi Valley State University (1950- )Institutions
Morehouse College (1867- )Institutions
Morehouse School of Medicine (1975- )Institutions
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