Shaw University
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Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United
Shaw Hall
Martin Luther King Jr. attended a Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee meeting at Shaw in April 1960
Estey Hall, c. 2008
James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center
Vernon Baker
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Vernon Joseph Baker was a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal
Vernon Baker after World War II
Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division with a captured German soldier (1944)
Vernon Baker is presented the Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton on January 13, 1997.
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery