Theme
HBCUs
Explore this theme across 29 historical figures, 110 heritage sites,8 lessons, 7 cultural references, and 2 journeys.
Historical Figures
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929–1968

James Forman
1928–2005

Julian Bond
1940–2015
Alice Walker
1944–?

Spike Lee
1957–?
Fisk Jubilee Singers
–?

W.E.B. Du Bois
1868–1963

John Hope Franklin
1915–2009

Nikki Giovanni
1943–2024

Adam K. Spence
1831–1900

Erastus Milo Cravath
1833–1900
Booker T. Washington
1856–1915

Samuel Chapman Armstrong
1839–1893
Mary Lou Holt
–?
Thurgood Marshall
1908–1993

Kamala Harris
1964–?

Toni Morrison
1931–2019

Zora Neale Hurston
1891–1960
Chadwick Boseman
1976–2020

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
1890–1976
Charles Hamilton Houston
1895–1950

Marian Wright Edelman
1939–?

Esther A. H. Hopkins
1926–2021

John D. Rockefeller
1839–1937

Sophia Packard
1824–1891

Harriet Giles
1828–1909

Stacey Abrams
1973–?
George Washington Carver
1864–1943

Robert Russa Moton
1867–1940
Heritage Sites
Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Albany State University
Albany, GA
Alcorn State University
Lorman, MS
Allen University
Columbia, SC
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR
Atlanta University Center Historic District
Atlanta, GA
Barber-Scotia College
Concord, NC
Benedict College
Columbia, SC
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
Bishop State Community College
Mobile, AL
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Clinton College
Rock Hill, SC
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, MS
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
Denmark Technical College
Denmark, SC
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Fisk University / Jubilee Hall
Nashville, TN
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
H. Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery, AL
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
Harris-Stowe State University
St. Louis, MO
Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
Howard University
Washington, DC
Howard University Historic District
Washington, DC
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta, GA
J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, AL
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY
Knoxville College
Knoxville, TN
Lane College
Jackson, TN
Langston University
Langston, OK
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Lincoln University of Missouri
Jefferson City, MO
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University, PA
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GA
Morris College
Sumter, SC
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
Paine College
Augusta, GA
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
Selma University
Selma, AL
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL
Shorter College
North Little Rock, AR
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore, MD
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, TX
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
St. Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL
Talladega College
Talladega, AL
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Texas College
Tyler, TX
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, VI
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
Voorhees University
Denmark, SC
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
Wiley College
Marshall, TX
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Curriculum Lessons
The Debate That Shaped a Century: Douglass, Washington, Du Bois & the Question of Black Freedom
Unit 4
The Architecture of Community — Churches & Aid Societies (1840–1860)
Unit 4
Reconstruction, Jim Crow & the Founding of HBCUs
Unit 4.5
The Black Church: Institution, Liberation & the HBCU Pipeline
Unit 4.5
HBCU to Independence: The African Leaders of Lincoln University
Unit 4.5
The Three Pillars: Black Church, HBCUs, and the Divine Nine
Unit 4.5
Redlining and the GI Bill: How Federal Policy Built the Racial Wealth Gap
Unit 8
The Black Church: Faith, Community and Freedom
Unit 10
Cultural References
African American Life at the 1900 Paris Exposition
W. E. B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway / 1900 Paris Exposition photographs · Photography · 1900
Becoming
Michelle Obama · Literature · 2018
Black Education and Institution-Building, 1900
W. E. B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway / 1900 Paris Exposition photographs · Photography · 1900
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter · Documentary · 2019
Kindergarten at Haines Normal and Industrial Institute
African American Photographs Assembled for the 1900 Paris Exposition · Photography · 1899
Lift Every Voice and Sing
James Weldon Johnson · Music · 1900
Woodworking Workshop at Claflin University
African American Photographs Assembled for the 1900 Paris Exposition · Photography · 1899
