The First HBCU* (1854)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It’s April 29th. This day in 1854, the Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania is chartered, the first (depending on how you count) university devoted to African-American students.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the founding of Ashmun, which later changed its name to Lincoln University, and the rise of HBCUs throughout the late 19th century. Plus, Kellie tells us why her alma mater Howard University is (clearly) the best HBCU.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from Radiotopia.
0:07.6	My name is Jody Avergan.
0:11.1	This day April 29, 1854, by an act of the Pennsylvania legislature, the
0:16.7	Ashman Institute is founded, the first college founded solely for African American
0:22.3	students.
0:23.4	This is the day on which it was officially chartered.
0:25.9	Ashman, the college was named after Jehi Ashman,
0:29.6	a Quaker leader and social reformer who was very active
0:32.4	in the American
0:33.2	colonization society that early back to Africa movement we've done an
0:36.5	episode on that before if you want to go listen it is no longer called the
0:40.0	Ashrin Institute it is now known as Lincoln University, and it is the oldest
0:44.4	HBCU in the country, or is it? Here to discuss is, as always,
0:50.9	Nikola Hammer of Columbia and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wellesley.
0:53.8	Hello.
0:54.6	Hey Jody.
0:55.5	Hey there.
0:56.6	So Kelly, I have my little cliffhanger in the intro there.
0:59.5	What, what, that's what counts for cliff click hang on this show.
1:04.0	What is the controversy, including with Ashran about what is the oldest HBCU in the country?
1:10.0	So there is a question as to are they the oldest university, the first degree granting
1:18.8	university?
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