This HBCU Was Founded By Visionary Black Farmers

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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They had 23 acres and a dream. White supremacy always tried to play in our faces about education, but these founding Black farmers started this legendary HBCU because they knew one thing. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	They got 23 acres at a dream.
0:34.4	Why is the premise you always try to play in our faces about education?
0:38.7	But these founding black farmers started this legendary HBCU because they knew one thing.
0:47.6	This is Two Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school.
0:56.8	Sweet gum and pine trees covered the forest area.
1:05.4	1,500 farmers gathered nearby because they had a huge plan for this plot of land.
1:13.8	At the turn of the 20th century, white supremacy did everything to keep our people uneducated
1:19.0	and poor.
1:20.2	And these black farmers wanted the best for our people and knew that relying on whites
1:26.0	to educate us wasn't the move.
1:29.4	So they came together and put up the bread to make this historic move.
1:43.0	They formed the Louisiana Colored Agricultural Relief Association to address educational
1:49.7	issues.
1:50.7	Two years later, they purchased 23 acres from a black landowner to build their own school.
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