Claflin University
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Claflin University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the educ
Main building of Claflin University, 1899
Claflin University's Tingley Hall, designed by alumnus William Wilson Cooke
Claflin football team of 1899
William Claflin
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William Claflin was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States
Claflin University
…It was the first Black college to offer architectural drawing courses. The institution was named after two Methodist churchmen: Massachusetts Governor William Claflin and his father, Boston philanthropist Lee Claflin, who provided a large part of the funds to purchase the 43-acre (17 ha) campus. Claflin's first…
Portrait by Brady-Handy studio, 1870s