AP US History in 1 Minute Daily: Black Colleges & Churches (Day 151/309)

Hey APUSHers, let’s chat about Black Colleges and Churches as part of my series- APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!

“Emancipation,” National Park Service

When the Civil War ended, African Americans, especially in the South, grew their communities to achieve independence and obtain equality.

Bishops of the A.M.E. Church, Library of Congress

Hundreds of African American churches were founded as freedmen and freedwomen sought autonomy and independence. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans joined these new centers of the community.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Map, HBCU Making Moves

Viewing education as the most important method for advancement, African American churches and philanthropic organizations, as well as white Northern benevolent societies, established educational institutions, paid teacher salaries, and funded educational programs.

Future Teachers, Fisk University, Blackpast

Many of these institutions of higher learning are now known as HBCUs, or historically Black colleges and Universities. Many such as Howard, Atlanta, Fisk, and Morehouse were established to train Black ministers and teachers.

In the Reconstruction period, Black churches and colleges were foundational to African American communities. These hubs of society aided in the advancement of social, political, and economic equality.

Join me tomorrow as I explain Positive Political Reconstruction in the next APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!