historically Black college or university
C2864
concept
A historically Black college or university (HBCU) is an institution of higher education in the United States established before 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans, often emphasizing cultural heritage, community uplift, and academic excellence.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historically Black college | 21 |
| historically Black college or university canonical | 19 |
| historically Black educational institution | 8 |
| African American school | 7 |
| historically Black college and university | 6 |
| historically black college or university | 6 |
| HBCU | 5 |
| historically Black school | 5 |
| historically Black law school | 2 |
| public historically Black university | 2 |
| fictional historically Black college | 1 |
| historically Black medical school | 1 |
| historically Black theological institution | 1 |
| historically Black university system | 1 |
| historically black college | 1 |
| historically black school | 1 |
| historically black university | 1 |
| private historically Black college | 1 |
| private historically Black university | 1 |
| public historically Black college | 1 |
Instances (87)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Donzell Lee
surface form:
Tougaloo College
|
— |
|
Piney Woods, Mississippi
surface form:
The Piney Woods School
|
historically Black school |
|
Henry Lyman Morehouse
surface form:
Morehouse College
|
historically Black college |
| Miles College | historically Black college |
| Stillman College | historically Black college |
| Arkansas Baptist College | historically Black college |
| Cookman Institute | historically Black educational institution |
| Alcorn A&M College | historically Black college and university |
| Fisk University | — |
|
James E. Shepard
surface form:
North Carolina College for Negroes
|
historically Black college |
| Wilberforce University | private historically Black university |
| Cheyney State Teachers College | — |
| Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race | historically Black college |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | historically Black medical school |
| Philander Smith University | — |
| Fort Valley State College | public historically Black college |
| Clark College | historically Black college |
| Wiley College | private historically Black college |
| Bluefield State University | — |
| Bennett College | historically Black college |
| NCC (historical) | — |
| Morris Brown College | historically Black college and university |
| Albany State University | HBCU |
| Bowie State College | historically Black college and university |
| Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School | historically black college or university |
| Benedict College | historically Black college and university |
| Thurgood Marshall School of Law | historically Black law school |
| Livingstone College | historically Black college |
| Spelman College | — |
| National Religious Training School and Chautauqua | African American school |
| Howard University School of Law | historically Black law school |
| Raleigh Institute | historically Black educational institution |
| Lincoln Normal School of Marion | historically black school |
| Clark Atlanta University | HBCU |
| Tougaloo College | — |
| North Carolina College at Durham | — |
| Paine College | historically Black college |
| Hillman College | fictional historically Black college |
| Payne Theological Seminary | historically Black theological institution |
| Natchez Seminary | historically Black educational institution |
| Jackson College | historically Black college |
| West Virginia State College | historically Black college and university |
| Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls | African American school |
| Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute | African American school |
| Ashmun Institute | — |
| LeMoyne-Owen College | historically Black college and university |
| Morehouse College | — |
| Saint Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute | historically Black educational institution |
| Oakwood Industrial School | historically Black school |
| Meharry Medical College | — |