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Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Founded in 1925 by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans is the only historically Black and Catholic university in the United States, renowned as the nation's top producer of Black physicians and pharmacists.
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"