By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Photograph Archives Reference: Steptoe, T. (2010, February 03). Fisk University (1866- ). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fisk-university-1866/ Just nine months after the Confederate army surrendered at Appomattox, Fisk opened its doors in Nashville, Tennessee, becoming one of the first American schools to provide […]

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