History Matters
Before the Civil War, Black students were generally denied admission to higher education institutions. There were also very few colleges that were just for Black students. This meant that Black students were systematically denied the opportunity to get more education. After the Civil War, the Second Morrill Act of 1890 provided land grants for Black higher education institutions. This helped establish a network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs including Howard University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and the Tuskegee Institute. HBCUs continue to be important higher education institutions in the Black community.[]
[ED101] Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Higher Education Desegregation. (1991). U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. https://nature.berkeley.edu/agroecologylab/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Historically-Black-Colleges-and-Universities-and-Higher-Education-Desegregation.pdf