WW9 / Atlas index / Black collegesBlack colleges HBCUs, founded when and where. 119 points on the WW9 Atlas, oldest first, each with its source.
Open this layer on the map Cheyney University 1837 · Public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, US Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney Pennsylvania 1837 Public The oldest HBCU. Founded by Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys as Institute for Colored Youth. Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyney_University University of the District of Columbia 1851 · Public university in Washington, D.C., U.S. University of the District of Columbia Washington District of Columbia 1851 Public Founded as Miner Normal School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_District_of_Columbia Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) 1854 · Historically black university in Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, US Lincoln University Chester County Pennsylvania 1854 Public The first degree-granting HBCU; founded as Ashmun Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_University_%28Pennsylvania%29 Wilberforce University 1856 · Historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio, US Wilberforce University Wilberforce Ohio 1856 Private Named for William Wilberforce . Oldest HBCU to retain its original name, and the first college to be owned and operated by African-Americans. Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilberforce_University Bowie State University 1865 · Historically black university in Bowie, Maryland, US Bowie State University Bowie Maryland 1865 Public Founded as Baltimore Normal School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_State_University Clark Atlanta University 1865 · Historically Black university in Atlanta, Georgia, US Clark Atlanta University Atlanta Georgia 1865 Private Originally two institutions, Clark College and Atlanta University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Atlanta_University Shaw University 1865 · Historically Black private college in Raleigh, North Carolina, US Shaw University Raleigh North Carolina 1865 Private Founded as Raleigh Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_University Storer College 1865 · Former American college in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (1867–1955) Storer College Harpers Ferry West Virginia 1865 1955 Public Not regionally accredited. Its endowment was transferred to Virginia Union , where its alumni have been recognized, and its physical assets were given to Alderson-Broaddus College to create scholarships for Black students. Its former campushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storer_College Virginia Union University 1865 · Private Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia, US Virginia Union University Richmond Virginia 1865 Private Founded as Wayland Seminary , and merged with Richmond Institute (1865) in 1889 Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Union_University Western University (Kansas) 1865–1943 · Historically black college in Quindaro, Kansas, U.S. (1865-1943) Western University Quindaro , Kansas City Kansas 1865 1943 Private Had the first statue of abolitionist John Brown , which is all that survives of the campushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_University_%28Kansas%29 Edward Waters University 1866 · Private historically Black college in Jacksonville, Florida Edward Waters University Jacksonville Florida 1866 Private Founded as Brown Theological Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Waters_University Fisk University 1866 · Historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, US Fisk University Nashville Tennessee 1866 Private Named for Clinton Bowen Fisk Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisk_University Lincoln University (Missouri) 1866 · University in Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. Lincoln University of Missouri Jefferson City Missouri 1866 Public Founded as Lincoln Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_University_%28Missouri%29 Rust College 1866 · Historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi, US Rust College Holly Springs Mississippi 1866 Private Known as Shaw University until 1882 Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_College Alabama State University 1867 · Public university in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Alabama State University Montgomery Alabama 1867 Public Founded as Lincoln Normal School of Marion Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_University Fayetteville State University 1867 · Historically black college in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US Fayetteville State University Fayetteville North Carolina 1867 Public Founded as Howard School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayetteville_State_University Howard University 1867 · Private historically black university in Washington, D.C., US Howard University Washington District of Columbia 1867 Private Named for Oliver Otis Howard , head of the Freedmen's Bureau Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_University Johnson C. Smith University 1867 · Historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina, US Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte North Carolina 1867 Private Founded as Biddle Memorial Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University Morehouse College 1867 · Historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Morehouse College Atlanta Georgia 1867 Private Founded as Augusta Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_College Morgan State University 1867 · Historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland, US Morgan State University Baltimore Maryland 1867 Public Founded as Centenary Biblical Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_State_University Talladega College 1867 · Private historically black college in Talladega, Alabama, U.S. Talladega College Talladega Alabama 1867 Private Known as Swayne School until 1869 Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talladega_College Winston-Salem State University 1867 · Historically black university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem North Carolina 1892 Public Founded as Slater Industrial and State Normal School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem_State_University Hampton University 1868 · Historically Black university in Hampton, Virginia, US Hampton University Hampton Virginia 1868 Private Founded as Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_University Claflin University 1869 · Historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, US Claflin University Orangeburg South Carolina 1869 Private Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claflin_University Dillard University 1869 · Private college in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Dillard University New Orleans Louisiana 1869 Private Founding predecessor institutions: Straight University and New Orleans University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillard_University Tougaloo College 1869 · Private historically Black college in Jackson, Mississippi, US Tougaloo College Jackson Mississippi 1869 Private Founded as Tougaloo University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tougaloo_College Allen University 1870 · Historically black university in Columbia, South Carolina, US Allen University Columbia South Carolina 1870 Private Founded as Payne Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_University Benedict College 1870 · Historically black college in Columbia, South Carolina, US Benedict College Columbia South Carolina 1870 Private Founded as Benedict Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_College Alcorn State University 1871 · Historically Black public college in Lorman, Mississippi, US Alcorn State University Lorman Mississippi 1871 Public Founded as Alcorn University, in honor of James L. Alcorn Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcorn_State_University Paul Quinn College 1872 · Historically black Methodist college in Dallas, Texas Paul Quinn College Dallas Texas 1872 Private Named for William Paul Quinn Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Quinn_College Bennett College 1873 · Historically black women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina, US Bennett College Greensboro North Carolina 1873 Private Founded as Bennett Seminary Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_College University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1873 · Public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, US University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Arkansas 1873 Public Founded as Branch Normal College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_at_Pine_Bluff Wiley University 1873 · Private historically black college in Marshall, Texas Wiley University Marshall Texas 1873 Private Named for Isaac William Wiley ; was Wiley College from 1929 to 2023 Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley_University Knoxville College 1875 · Historically black college in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Knoxville College Knoxville Tennessee 1875 Private Nohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_College Mount Hermon Female Seminary 1875 Mount Hermon Female Seminary Clinton Mississippi 1875 1924 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon_Female_Seminary Meharry Medical College 1876 · Historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, US Meharry Medical College Nashville Tennessee 1876 Private Founded as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meharry_Medical_College Stillman College 1876 · Historically black private college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US Stillman College Tuscaloosa Alabama 1876 Private Founded as Tuscaloosa Institute, the college was a concept of Reverend Dr. Charles Allen Stillman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillman_College Jackson State University 1877 · Public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Jackson State University Jackson Mississippi 1877 Public Founded as Natchez Seminary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society , became public in 1942 Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_University Philander Smith University 1877 · Historially Black university in Little Rock, Arkansas, US Philander Smith University Little Rock Arkansas 1877 Private Founded as Walden Seminary Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philander_Smith_University Selma University 1878 · University in Alabama, US Selma University Selma Alabama 1878 Private Founded as Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_University Florida Memorial University 1879 · Historically Black university in Miami Gardens, Florida Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens Florida 1879 Private Founded as Florida Baptist Institute in Live Oak Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Memorial_University Livingstone College 1879 · Historically black college in Salisbury, North Carolina, US Livingstone College Salisbury North Carolina 1879 Private Founded as Zion Wesley Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingstone_College Simmons College of Kentucky 1879 · Historically black college in Louisville, Kentucky, US Simmons College Louisville Kentucky 1869 Private Founded as Kentucky Normal Technological Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmons_College_of_Kentucky Southern University 1880 · Historically black college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge Louisiana 1880 Public Conceptualized by P. B. S. Pinchback , T. T. Allain , and Henry Demas Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_University Tuskegee University 1880 · Historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama, US Tuskegee University Tuskegee Alabama 1881 Private Founded as Tuskegee Institute, now a National Historic Site Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_University Bishop College 1881 · Historically black college in Marshall, Texas (1881–1988) Bishop College Dallas Texas 1881 1988 Private Founded in Marshall, Texas ; later moved to Dallashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_College Morris Brown College 1881 · Historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, US Morris Brown College Atlanta Georgia 1881 Private Named after the second bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Brown_College Morristown College 1881 · Historically black college in Morristown, Tennessee, US Morristown College Morristown Tennessee 1881 1996 Private Founded as a seminary and normal school in the late 1870s, became Knoxville College 's satellite campus in 1989, and closed for good in 1996https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown_College Spelman College 1881 · Historically Black women's college in Atlanta, Georgia, US Spelman College Atlanta Georgia 1881 Private Founded as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelman_College Lane College 1882 · Private historically black college in Jackson, Tennessee, US Lane College Jackson Tennessee 1882 Private Founded as Colored Methodist Episcopal High School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_College Paine College 1882 · Historically black college in Augusta, Georgia, US Paine College Augusta Georgia 1882 Private Founded as Paine Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paine_College Virginia State University 1882 · Historically black university in Ettrick, Virginia, US (placed at Ettrick) Virginia State University Petersburg Virginia 1882 Public Founded as Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute at Petersburg Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_State_University Arkansas Baptist College 1884 · Private college in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock Arkansas 1884 Private Founded as Minister's Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Baptist_College Natchez Junior College 1884–1989 · (placed at Natchez) Natchez College Natchez Mississippi 1885 1993 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_Junior_College Kentucky State University 1886 · Historically black university in Frankfort, Kentucky, US Kentucky State University Frankfort Kentucky 1886 Public Founded as State Normal School for Colored Persons Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_State_University Kittrell College 1886–1975 · Historically black college in Kittrell, North Carolina, US Kittrell College Kittrell North Carolina 1886 1975 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittrell_College Shorter College (Arkansas) 1886 · Black college in Little Rock, Arkansas Shorter College North Little Rock Arkansas 1886 Private Two-year college; founded as Bethel University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorter_College_%28Arkansas%29 Turner Normal and Industrial School 1886–1932 · American private school in Tennessee (1886–1932) Turner College Shelbyville Tennessee 1888 c1929 Private Established by the AME Church , Turner was named for a bishop of the church. Along with a normal school , it included a high school, an "industrial institute," and a Bible study institute.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Normal_and_Industrial_School University of Maryland Eastern Shore 1886 · Historically Black university in Princess Anne, Maryland, US University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne Maryland 1886 Public Founded as Delaware Conference Academy Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Eastern_Shore Virginia University of Lynchburg 1886 · Private HBCU in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg Virginia 1886 Private Founded as Lynchburg Baptist Seminary Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_University_of_Lynchburg Central State University 1887 · Historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio, US Central State University Wilberforce Ohio 1887 Public Originally a department at Wilberforce University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_State_University Daniel Payne College 1889–1979 · Black college in Alabama, US (1889–1979) Daniel Payne College Birmingham Alabama 1889 1979 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Payne_College Campbell College (Mississippi) 1890 · Private junior college in Mississippi, US J. P. Campbell College Started in Vicksburg , moved to Jackson in 1898 Mississippi 1890 1964 Private Located across the street from Jackson College, now Jackson State University , J. P. Campbell College famously admitted students expelled from high school for participating in the Civil Rights Movemehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_College_%28Mississippi%29 Savannah State University 1890 · Historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, US Savannah State University Savannah Georgia 1890 Public Founded as Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_State_University Delaware State University 1891 · Historically black university in Dover, Delaware, US Delaware State University Dover Delaware 1891 Public Founded as the Delaware College for Colored Students Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_State_University Elizabeth City State University 1891 · Public college in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, US Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City North Carolina 1891 Public Founded as State Colored Normal School at Elizabeth City Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_City_State_University Friendship College 1891 Friendship College Rock Hill South Carolina 1891 1981 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_College West Virginia State University 1891 · University in Institute, West Virginia, US West Virginia State University Institute West Virginia 1891 Public Founded as West Virginia Colored Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_University Mary Holmes College 1892–2005 Mary Holmes College West Point Mississippi 1892 2005 Privatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Holmes_College Clinton College (South Carolina) 1894 · Christian college in South Carolina, U.S. Clinton College Rock Hill South Carolina 1894 Private Founded as Clinton Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_College_%28South_Carolina%29 George R. Smith College 1894–1925 · Defunct Black college in Sedalia, Missouri, US George R. Smith College Sedalia Missouri 1894 1925 Private It burned down on April 26, 1925, after which its assets were merged (in 1933) with the Philander Smith College.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Smith_College Texas College 1894 · Historically Black college in Tyler, Texas, US Texas College Tyler Texas 1894 Private Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_College Bluefield State University 1895 · Historically black university in Bluefield, West Virginia, US Bluefield State University Bluefield West Virginia 1895 Public Founded as Bluefield Colored Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefield_State_University Oakwood University 1896 · Seventh-day Adventist historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama, US Oakwood University Huntsville Alabama 1896 Private Founded as Oakwood Industrial School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakwood_University South Carolina State University 1896 · Historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, US South Carolina State University Orangeburg South Carolina 1896 Public Founded as Colored, Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_State_University Langston University 1897 · Historically Black college in Langston, Oklahoma, U.S. Langston University Langston Oklahoma 1897 Public Founded as Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_University Voorhees University 1897 · Private university in Denmark, South Carolina, US Voorhees University Denmark South Carolina 1897 Private Founded as Denmark Industrial School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_University Miles College 1898 · Historically black college in Fairfield, Alabama, US Miles College Fairfield Alabama 1898 Private Known until 1941 as Miles Memorial College; named after Bishop William H. Miles Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_College Coppin State University 1900 · Historically Black university in Baltimore, Maryland, US Coppin State University Baltimore Maryland 1900 Public Founded as Colored High School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppin_State_University Grambling State University 1901 · Public university in Grambling, Louisiana, U.S. Grambling State University Grambling Louisiana 1901 Public Founded as Colored Industrial and Agricultural School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grambling_State_University Albany State University 1903 · Public university in Albany, Georgia, U.S. Albany State University Albany Georgia 1903 Public Founded as Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_State_University Immanuel Lutheran College (North Carolina) 1903 · Former Black college in Greensboro, North Carolina Immanuel Lutheran College Greensboro North Carolina 1903 1961 Private The college was closed in 1961 when the Synodical Conference decided that the training of Blacks should be integrated into the educational institutions of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod , the largest member of the conference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Lutheran_College_%28North_Carolina%29 Morris College 1908 · Historically black private college in Sumter, South Carolina, US Morris College Sumter South Carolina 1908 Private Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_College North Carolina Central University 1909 · Historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, US North Carolina Central University Durham North Carolina 1910 Public Founded as National Religious Training School and Chautauqua Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Central_University Jarvis Christian University 1912 · Historically black university in Texas, US Jarvis Christian University Hawkins Texas 1912 Private Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Christian_University Tennessee State University 1912 · Black college in Nashville, Tennessee, US Tennessee State University Nashville Tennessee 1912 Public Founded as Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_University Xavier University of Louisiana 1915 · Private university in New Orleans, Louisiana, US Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans Louisiana 1915 Private Founded as Xavier Preparatory High School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana Hinds Community College 1917 · Public college in Raymond, Mississippi, US Hinds Community College at Utica Utica Mississippi 1903 Public Founded as Utica Junior College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinds_Community_College Saints Academy (Mississippi) 1918 · Private, christian school Saints College Lexington Mississippi 1918 2006 Private Originated as Saints Junior College and Academyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Academy_%28Mississippi%29 Concordia College Alabama 1922 · Historically black college in Selma, Alabama, US (1922–2018) Concordia College Alabama Selma Alabama 1922 2018 Private Known as "Alabama Lutheran Academy and Junior College" until 1981; It was the only historically black college among the ten colleges and universities in the Concordia University System . The college ceased operations at the completion of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_College_Alabama American Baptist College 1924 · Private college in Nashville, Tennessee American Baptist College Nashville Tennessee 1924 Private Federal designation as a historically Black college or university was awarded on March 20, 2013, by the U.S. Education Department. Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Baptist_College Coahoma Community College 1924 · Community college in Coahoma County, Mississippi, U.S. Coahoma Community College Coahoma County Mississippi 1924 Public Founded as Coahoma County Agricultural High School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coahoma_Community_College Gadsden State Community College 1925 · Public community colleges in North-East Alabama, US Gadsden State Community College Gadsden Alabama 1925 Public Founded as Alabama School of Trades Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_State_Community_College Bishop State Community College 1927 · College in Mobile, Alabama, U.S. Bishop State Community College Mobile Alabama 1927 Public Originally a branch of Alabama State College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_State_Community_College Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design 1928 · Defunct school in Michigan, US Lewis College of Business Detroit Michigan 1928 2013 Private Founded as "Lewis Business College", in the process of being reopened under the new name Pensole Lewis College of Business & Designhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensole_Lewis_College_of_Business_and_Design Norfolk State University 1935 · Public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia, US Norfolk State University Norfolk Virginia 1935 Public Founded as Norfolk Unit of Virginia State University Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_State_University Fort Valley State University 1939 · Historically black university in Fort Valley, Georgia, US Fort Valley State University Fort Valley Georgia 1895 Public Founded as Fort Valley High and Industrial School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Valley_State_University Denmark Technical College 1947 · Two-year college in Denmark, South Carolina, US Denmark Technical College Denmark South Carolina 1947 Public Founded as Denmark Area Trade School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Technical_College Texas Southern University 1947 · Historically black university in Houston, Texas, US Texas Southern University Houston Texas 1927 Public Founded as Texas State University for Negroes Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Southern_University Southwestern Christian College 1948 · Private historically black college in Terrell, Texas, US Southwestern Christian College Terrell Texas 1948 Private Founded as Southern Bible Institute Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwestern_Christian_College Lawson State Community College 1950 · Historically black college in Alabama, US Lawson State Community College Bessemer Alabama 1949 Public Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson_State_Community_College Mississippi Valley State University 1950 · Public university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, US Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena Mississippi 1950 Public Founded as Mississippi Vocational College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Valley_State_University Shelton State Community College 1952 · Public college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa Alabama 1952 Public Founded as J.P. Shelton Trade School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton_State_Community_College Southern University at New Orleans 1956 · Historically black university in Louisiana, US Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public Founded as a branch unit of Southern University in Baton Rouge Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_University_at_New_Orleans Interdenominational Theological Center 1958 · Theological school in Atlanta, Georgia, US (placed at Atlanta) Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta Georgia 1958 Private Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdenominational_Theological_Center J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College 1961 · College in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. J. F. Drake State Technical College Huntsville Alabama 1961 Public Founded as Huntsville State Vocational Technical School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.F._Drake_State_Community_and_Technical_College University of the Virgin Islands 1962 · Public university in the United States Virgin Islands University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix & St. Thomas United States Virgin Islands 1962 Public Founded as College of the Virgin Islands Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Virgin_Islands H. Councill Trenholm State Community College 1963 · Community college in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Trenholm State Community College Montgomery Alabama 1947 Public Founded as John M. Patterson Technical School Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Councill_Trenholm_State_Community_College Southern University at Shreveport 1967 · Historically black junior college in Louisiana, US Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport Louisiana 1967 Public Part of the Southern University System Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_University_at_Shreveport Morehouse School of Medicine 1975 · Medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, US Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 1975 Private Founded as a part of Morehouse College Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_School_of_Medicine Bishop Payne Divinity School Former school for African-Americans in Petersburg, Virginia Bishop Payne Divinity School Petersburg Virginia 1878 1949 Private Before gaining the right to award bachelor's degrees in 1910, it was the Bishop Payne Divinity and Industrial School. When first founded it was a "normal and industrial" school.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Payne_Divinity_School Carver Junior College (Florida) 1960–1963 segregated college in Florida Carver Junior College Cocoa Florida 1960 1963 Public One of eleven black junior colleges founded in Florida after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, in an attempt to show that separate but equal higher education facilities existed in Florida. All were abruptly closed after passage of the 1964https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Junior_College_%28Florida%29 Guadalupe College Private Baptist college for African Americans in Seguin, Texas Guadalupe College Seguin Texas 1884 1936 Private Ceased operations after a fire destroyed the main building in 1936https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_College Johnson Junior College Community college Johnson Junior College Leesburg Florida 1960 1966 Public One of eleven black junior colleges founded in Florida after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, in an attempt to show that separate but equal higher education facilities existed in Florida. All were abruptly closed after passage of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Junior_College Leland College United States historic place Leland University New Orleans Louisiana 1870 1960 Private Founded as a grade school in New Orleans, Leland was a Baker, Louisiana -based Baptist University when it closed.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_College Lincoln Junior College Defunct college in Florida, US (placed at Illinois) Lincoln Junior College Fort Pierce Florida 1960 1966 Public One of eleven black junior colleges founded in Florida after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, in an attempt to show that separate but equal higher education facilities existed in Florida. All were abruptly closed after passage of thttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Junior_College Payne Theological Seminary African Methodist Episcopal seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio, US (placed at Wilberforce) Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce Ohio 1856 Private Named for Bishop Daniel Payne . Founded as a seminary with Wilberforce University in 1856. Became Payne Theological Seminary in 1894. Yeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payne_Theological_Seminary Roger Williams University (Tennessee) Historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee Roger Williams University Nashville Tennessee 1864 1929 Private Two suspicious fires destroyed its main building in 1905. Financial problems led to its closure in 1929; combined with other institutions to form LeMoyne–Owen College.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_University_%28Tennessee%29 Southern Christian Institute Former school in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Southern Christian Institute Edwards Mississippi 1908? 1954 Private Merged into Tougaloo College. For a time thereafter its campus, renamed Mt. Beulah, was used by the Delta Ministry, CDGM, and other civil rights organizations.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Christian_Institute