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Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Founded in 1873 in Greensboro, North Carolina by the Methodist Church, Bennett College is one of two historically Black women's colleges in the United States, and sits steps away from the Woolworth's lunch counter where the 1960 sit-ins began.
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"