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Did You Know The Oldest Degree-Granting HBCU Was Founded 170 Years Ago Today?

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 29, 2024

Lincoln University, the first ever degree-granting HBCU was founded on this day, 170 years ago.

Rev. John Miller Dickey and his wife Sarah Emlen Cressen were providing philanthropy to Black members of their community. It all started in 1853, after

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