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Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Founded in 1891 through the advocacy of Black North Carolina state legislator Hugh Cale, Elizabeth City State University represents the political power Black representatives wielded during the brief window of Reconstruction before disfranchisement.
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
← Before · Reconstruction
→ After · Great Migration
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"