Explore All Sites
358 sites
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Founded in 1924 in Nashville, American Baptist College trained ministers who became frontline leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including James Bevel and James Lawson, making it one of the most consequential small institutions in American history.
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"