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Howard University Students on Campus, 1870.

Howard University Students on Campus, 1870.
(Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives, Howard University)

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Chartered by an act of Congress in 1867, Howard University offered black students preparatory and collegiate programs, including course work in law, medicine, education, and pharmacy.

The university was named for Gen. Oliver O. Howard, head of the Freedman's Bureau, who later served as the University's president.
Copyright 2003
A New Birth of Freedom: Reconstruction During the Civil War The Meaning of Freedom: Black and White Responses to Slavery From Free Labor to Slave Labor Rights and Power: The Politics of Reconstruction Introduction The Ending of Reconstruction Epilogue Additional Resources Credits for this Exhibit