First African American University
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Teaching, Teachers, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions
- Curriculum: African American History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: January 1, 1857
Article abstract: The first major institution of higher education for African American youth opens as the Ashmun Institute.
Summary of Event
Lincoln University originally opened its doors as Ashmun Institute, on January 1, 1857, in Chester County, Oxford, Pennsylvania. The institute’s purpose was to give African American youth an opportunity to receive a sound, well-balanced education. Although many people through many decades helped to create the idea of a school devoted to the higher education of African Americans, John Miller Dickey was the man who...
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