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Benedict College
Columbia, SC
Founded in 1870 by northern Baptist missionary Bathsheba Benedict, Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina has served as a center of Black higher education and community life in the heart of the former Confederacy.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that Black communities lacked investment in learning. HBCUs and freedom schools existed before many white institutions.
Before & After This Era
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Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"