David Abner Jr. became the first African American to graduate from a Texas institution of higher learning when he received his degree from Bishop College in 1881. Abner was born in Upshur County, Texas, on November 25, 1860, the son of David Abner, Sr. After attending public schools and studying classics at Straight University in […]
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