Historically black universities and colleges in the United States

1.What is the difference between a college and a university? Explain in five or more sentences. University is an institution of higher education that provides undergraduate studies that leads to a baccalaureate degree. Also, graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in at least three academic and professional fields. Universities offer full undergraduate and graduate programs, there are multiple schools within its system. College is a postsecondary educational institution that

Fisk University is a privately historical black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee. The 47- acres campus street from 17th Avenue North to DB Todd Blvd encompassing Jefferson street. Just six months after the end of the Civil War and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, John Ogden, Reverend Erastus Milo Cravath and Reverend Edward P Smith established the Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, named in honor of General Clinton B Fisk of the Tennessee Freedmen’s Bureau. In

skin alone. Many minorities were excluded from colleges and found themselves unable to obtain a proper education. In order to combat such discriminatory and racist actions, the Civil Rights Movement enacted a program to prevent the denial of students into universities because of unfair factors such as race, ethnicity, background, etc. This program is called affirmative action. Through affirmative action, the Civil Rights Movement aimed to help historically disadvantaged people gain acceptance to institutions

using his legal expertise, Marshall was able to have a more direct influence on society and the way government was treating blacks at the time. His use of the of the courts led to rulings that deemed the exclusion of blacks from primary elections, the use of racial profiling in terms of housing, the "separate but equal" mentality concerning working facilities and universities, and especially the segregation of elementary schools unconstitutional. With a resume like that it is no wonder he is still

doesn 't work if we just demonize each other and call each other names. She knows that love trumps hate." -President Obama. The United States of America has a government based from a document called “the constitution”. In the Constitution, it states the requirements of becoming president. The requirements are as follows: must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. However, in an untechnical standpoint, one believes a president of the

school teaching the elements of education to the state of Maryland Black citizens who were denied access to state funded schools following the abolishment of slavery. Bowie State University is enriched with history as the oldest Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the state of Maryland. Today, it offers a comprehensive learning experience that prepares its students for leadership and life after graduating. In 2015, Bowie State University celebrates its 150th year of providing academic

on July 16, 1862, exactly 2 months and 6 days later prior to when United States President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. Ida attended Shaw University, also known as Rust College, a school that was established for freed men after the Civil War. Like her father, Ida attended Shaw University, but was expelled for rebellious behavior after a confrontation with the college president. While visiting family in the Mississippi Valley in 1878

Fanguang Chen Instructor: Dr. Tracey E. Ray AFS 346: Black Popular Culture Contemporary Scholar Research Paper April 10, 2016 John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin was a highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow(citation). Apart from

the south. Her dissertation examined personality differences in black children that attended voluntarily segregated or integrated schools. From this observation Beverly was able to determine that black children were better educated in segregated schools. K.S. Milar 2016 writes that Prosser’s research “was one of several studies in the 1920s and 30s that was part of the debate on segregated schools as maintained in the United States under the “separate but equal” doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)”

dress, or how I look, but because of the unique things I bring with the person I am. All my life I’ve been the minority. From my preschool, to my church, my elementary and high school. Being black is something I embrace. I love my melanin skin tone, my nappy hair and I love teaching others about being a young black educated women. It hasn’t always been like that though. For majority of my life I use to try and fit in with the crowd. I use to always wear my hair straight so I could look like the girl