Land-grant universities: the Morrill Act of 1862 funded them with about 11 million acres taken from 250+ Native nations ("Land-Grab Universities," 2020); Cornell,…
Year: 1862
SUMMARYLand-grant universities: the Morrill Act of 1862 funded them with about 11 million acres taken from 250+ Native nations ("Land-Grab Universities," 2020); Cornell, Ohio State, Wisconsin and dozens more. The 1890 Morrill Act created the land-grant HBCUs within the same system. Record.