EPISODE · Oct 31, 2016 · 14 MIN
The Path to Founding an HBCU
from Historically Black · host APM Reports & The Washington Post
Born into slavery, William Hooper Councill founded one of the nation's first HBCUs, Alabama A&M University. Negotiating the racial politics of Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow was dangerous work. Councill was a peer of Booker T. Washington's and is remembered for his accommodating stance toward whites. His complicated story helps us understand the times he lived in and the legacy of HBCUs.
NOW PLAYING
The Path to Founding an HBCU
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Nov 29, 2023 ·5m
Nov 29, 2023 ·5m
Nov 23, 2023 ·10m
Nov 23, 2023 ·10m
Nov 23, 2023 ·8m
Nov 23, 2023 ·8m