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Paul Quinn College

Dallas, TX
Reconstruction

Founded in 1872 in Austin by the AME Church and relocated to Dallas, Paul Quinn College has reinvented itself in the 21st century through innovative community-engaged education, replacing its football field with an urban farm to feed Dallas's food-insecure communities.

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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→ After · Jim Crow

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"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"

"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"

"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"