Morrill Act of 1890
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The Morrill Act of 1890 is a U.S. federal law that expanded the land-grant college system by providing funding for institutions serving Black students, leading to the creation of many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Second Morrill Act of 1890 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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education law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Agricultural College Act of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Morrill Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
United States Department of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
Black students in the United States
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Southern and border states ⓘ |
| category |
1890 in American law
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African-American education history ⓘ United States education legislation ⓘ |
| conditionImposedOnStates | no racial discrimination in admissions or provision of separate institutions for Black students ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdCategory | 1890 land-grant institutions ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1890-08-30 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| expanded | federal support for land-grant colleges ⓘ |
| federalStatute | yes ⓘ |
| focusRegion | former Confederate states and border states ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | direct appropriations instead of land grants ⓘ |
| fundingType | annual federal appropriations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded access to higher education for African Americans
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institutionalized dual land-grant systems in segregated states ⓘ strengthened agricultural and technical training in Black colleges ⓘ |
| influenced | development of HBCUs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| ledToCreationOf | many historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | federal support of 1890 land-grant HBCUs ⓘ |
| longTermEffect | ongoing federal funding stream for 1890 land-grant HBCUs ⓘ |
| partOf | land-grant college system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 26 Stat. 417 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand the land-grant college system
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to promote agricultural and mechanical education in the Southern states ⓘ to provide federal funding for colleges serving Black students ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jim Crow era segregation
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Morrill Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ land-grant university system ⓘ |
| requires |
states to match federal funds to receive full benefits
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states to provide separate land-grant institutions for Black students if race was used as a criterion for admission ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Second Morrill Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agricultural education
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higher education ⓘ mechanical arts education ⓘ race and education policy ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1890 ⓘ |
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Second Morrill Act of 1890