Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Photo Essay
This photo series takes a look at an assortment of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). An HBCU, according to the Higher Education Act of 1965 , is "any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. " Many HBCUs were founded following the Civil War when former slaves lobbied for educational funding and the creation of black schools. Today HBCUs boast eminent graduates in a wide array of fields, including politics, entertainment, and aerospace.
Featured Articles
The following entries have been selected from our archives to help guide readers learn more about Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (Access to the following articles is available only to subscribers.)
Subject Entries
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Women
- Colleges and Universities, Historically Black, in the United States
- Educators, Modern
- Alabama State University
- Spelman College
- Morehouse College
- Wilburforce University
- Tuskegee University
- Bethune-Cookman College
- Meharry Medical College
- Texas Southern University
- Howard University
- Prairie View A&M University
- Fisk University
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Biographies
Notable Alumni of HBCUs
- Rosa Parks
- Fred D Gray
- Alice Malsenior Walker
- Marcelite Jordon Harris
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Spike Lee
- Melvin Edwards
- Ralph Ellison
- Lionel Richie
- Amelia Boynton Robinson
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- A. Philip Randolph
- John Chaney
- Barbara Jordan
- Carter G. Woodson
- Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
- Ralph Bunche
- Toni Morrison
- Eric Williams
- Vashti Murphy McKenzie
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Inez Beverly Prosser
- Mr. T
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Thurgood Marshall
- John Hope Franklin
- Nnamdi Azikiwe
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Madie Hall Xuma
- Louis Abdul Farrakhan
