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Rediscovering “The Hampton Album,” a Renowned Record of African-American History After the Civil War | Feature Shoot

October 31, 2019December 13, 2019African American Education, African American History ...

Credited as the first female photojournalist in the United States, Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) received a commission in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, a private historically Black university located in Hampton, Virginia. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Founded in 1868, just four years after the Civil War, the Hampton Institute was dedicated to the education of African-American […]

Explore 150 years of Hampton University history in new exhibit | Daily Press

January 25, 2018January 26, 2018African American Education, Education ...

Artifacts displaying the skills learned and the work done by students at what is now Hampton University will be on display at the historically black university’s museum beginning Friday.

Effort underway to preserve historic buildings on historically Black campuses

October 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Education, African American History ...

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) wants to see more done to restore and preserve historic buildings on traditionally Black campuses as “national treasures,” and it hopes the public will help press U.S. senators Wednesday for at least $5 million in funding toward the effort during National HBCU Week.