Historically Black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of serving African A
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, making it the oldest HBCU in the nation.
President George H. W. Bush signs a new Executive Order on historically Black colleges and universities in the White House Rose Garden, April 1989.
North Carolina A&T State University is the nation's largest HBCU by enrollment.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, historically black, land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is a constituent institution
John O. Crosby; N.C. A&T's first president (1892–1896)
An early image of students learning to make butter
A&T student Eddie Evans being taken into protective custody after members of the North Carolina National Guard raided W. Kerr Scott Hall
Deese Clock Tower is named for alumni benefactors Willie A. and Carrol C. Deese.