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Accredited, degree-granting institutions established before 1964, with the principal mission of educating Black Americans are known as 

What is an HBCU?

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Graduate of Lincoln University and the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice and civil rights advocate

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

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When were HBCUs officially designated by the U.S. Department of Education?

What is November 8, 1965?

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Known as the school of "Firsts"

Shaw University

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In October, this university has the greatest homecoming on earth.

What is North Carolina A&T?


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What percent of students enrolled at HBCUs are non- Black?

What is 24%

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Graduate of Lincoln University and  legendary poet and activist

Who is Langston Hughes?

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When was the nation's first black institute of higher learning founded?

What is February 1837? (Cheyney University)

200

What HBCU was re-named in honor of a President?

What is Lincoln University?

200

What HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris graduate from?

What is Howard University?

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After what war did HBCUs emerge to provide Black Americans with the basic right to higher education. 

What is The Civil War

300

Graduate of Shaw University and Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Who is Ella Baker?
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What year was the first Black owned & operated HBCU founded?

What is 1856?

300

What is the first HBCU to have a polo team?

What is Morehouse College?

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What school did students from the North Carolina sit in of the Civil Rights Movement attend?

What is NCAT?

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