What is the name of the first black school?

Answer 1

Litchfield Law School, Litchfield, Connecticut1774 - 1833

Tapping Reeve established Litchfield Law School, in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1774, when his wife's brother, Aaron Burr, came to study law under Reeve.

According to the Litchfield Historical Society, wealthy families soon began sending their sons to Reeve to be tutored in the law. Reeve's class eventually became so large, he was forced to construct a one-room school house in 1874 in order to hold lectures.

More than 1,100 students attended the school, although none graduated because Litchfield didn't offer a degree program, just a solid foundation in the law and legal theory.

Many of the school's alumni became leaders in the state and federal government, including two Vice-Presidents (Aaron Burr, Jr., and John C. Calhoun), 101 Congressmen, 28 US Senators, 6 US Cabinet members, 3 US Supreme Court Justices, 14 Governors, 13 Chief Justices of state supreme courts, and many other lower level politicians and lawyers.

US Supreme Court Justices

Henry Baldwin

Levi Woodbury

Ward Hunt

Lucius Lamar II's father, Lucius Lamar I, also attended the school.

Founder Tapping Reeve later became Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

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Answer 2

The James A. Whitted School was Durham, North Carolina's first African American graded school. Founded in 1887, it suffered from the disparities between black and white schools in the county. Despite these limitations, the school was a training ground for students and staff who would become leading and influential citizens in Durham's black financial, educational, and political communities. The Whitted School served as an example of the pre and post emancipation black commitment to education. In the face of local and state governments' minimal support for black education, Durham's African American community strategized, organized, and raised their own funds and voices to support, improve and protect their school. In the 1920s, the Whitted School evolved into what was Durham's first public high school for African Americans, Hillside High School.

Answer 3

Cheyney University (originally the Institute for Colored Youth) is the oldest institution founded (1837) for the purpose of educating black youth. It focused on elementary and high school level education during most of its early years until mid-to-late 1850s.

Lincoln University, PA (originally the Ashmun Institute) is the first institution founded (1854) for the purpose of providing higher education (college) to black men.

Answer 4

Howard University.

Answer 5

Howard University