What was the first college established for African Americans?
The first college established for African Americans was the Ashmun Institute in Chester County, PA. It was chartered by an act of the Pennsylvania legislature on April 29, 1854 to give theological, classical, and scientific training to African Americans. It opened January 1, 1857. The charter was amended in 1866, and the college changed its name to Lincoln University. Source: Famous First Facts: A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries, and Inventions in American History, 1997, p.174, Joseph Nathan Kane, 031.
