Yet HBCUs have been chronically misunderstood ... By the end of the decade, a flurry of post-Civil War initiatives resulted in the establishment of a trade school on the adjacent property ...

Clark Atlanta University has a rich history. Founding schools Atlanta University and Clark College date back to the end of the Civil War.

Historically Black colleges and universities were first established in the post-Civil War period of Reconstruction (1865-1877). The purpose was to provide an education for newly freed Black Americans.

However, a social media post falsely claims that President Joe Biden has cut $250 million in funding that former President Donald Trump pledged to give HBCUs ... during World War II and the ...

However, not all students who attend HBCUs today are Black. Prior to the Civil War, higher education opportunities were virtually nonexistent for nearly all Black Americans. A few HBCUs were founded ...

Colleges built by and for Black students have been around prior to the Civil War, offering degrees to Black students who were excluded from attending primarily white colleges due to discrimination. As ...