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Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR
Founded in 1877 by the United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Philander Smith University has served Black Arkansans for nearly 150 years in a state whose racial history includes the 1957 Little Rock Central High School crisis.
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 · Early Republic
→ After · Jim Crow
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"