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What are HBCUs?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities established before 1964 to serve the African American community.
What is a land-grant HBCU?
An HBCU established under the Second Morrill Act (1890) to provide agricultural and mechanical education.
Define liberal arts education.
Education focused on classical studies, literature, and humanities.
Define vocational-industrial education.
Education emphasizing practical skills and trades.
What are BGLOs?
Black Greek-Letter Organizations providing support in areas of self-improvement, education, leadership, and community service.
What were the causes and effects of the establishment of HBCUs?
Cause: Systemic racism denying African Americans access to education. Effect: Increased access to higher education and social mobility.
What were the causes and effects of the Second Morrill Act?
Cause: Federal legislation to support agricultural and mechanical education. Effect: Creation of land-grant HBCUs.
Who was Richard Humphreys?
Quaker philanthropist who founded Cheyney University.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Advocate for vocational-industrial education; influential figure at Tuskegee Institute.
Who was W.E.B. Du Bois?
Advocate for liberal arts education; emphasized the importance of intellectual development.
Who was George Washington Carver?
Botanist at Tuskegee Institute who revolutionized agricultural practices.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Civil rights leader and member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; graduated from Morehouse College.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Civil rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice; graduated from Lincoln University.
Who was Nnamdi Azikiwe?
First president of Nigeria; graduated from Lincoln University.
Who was Kwame Nkrumah?
First prime minister and president of Ghana; graduated from Lincoln University.