by jbminor | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University in Pennsylvania Lincoln University (LU) is the United States’ first degree-granting historically black university.[4] Founded as a private university in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972. Its main...
by jbminor | Jul 14, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Roy Campanella Baseball player; born 19 November 1921 Philadelphia Pa; Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League (NNL); Brooklyn Dodgers 1948; died 26 June 1993 Woodland Hills Ca Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed “Campy”, was...
by jbminor | Jul 14, 2018 | Negro Leagues
Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed “Hooks” and “Squat”, was an American third baseman in baseball’s Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the...
by jbminor | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
History The Delaware College for Colored Students, now known as Delaware State University, was established May 15, 1891, by the Delaware General Assembly under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890 by which land-grant colleges for Blacks came into existence in...
by jbminor | Jul 9, 2018 | Fraternities
Negro League Baseball and The African-American Economy Published 4 years ago on February 17, 2014 By TheVillageCelebration By Robert J. Newman and Joel Nathan Rosen In 1883, when Chicago White Stockings’ star, Cap Anson, refused to compete against a Toledo, Ohio team...