February 20, 1936 John Hope, educator and political activist, died. Hope was born June 2, 1868 in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1890 and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1894. In 1898, Hope became professor of classics at Atlanta Baptist College (now Morehouse College) and in 1906 […]
John Hope – February 20th in African American History
Tags: Atlanta Baptist College, Atlanta University, Bates College, Brown University, educator, February 20, Howard University, June 2, Morehouse College, NAACP, Spelman College, Spingarn Medal
Spelman College – April 11th in African American History
Tags: April 11, Spelman College
On April 11, 1881, the first classes of what was to become Spelman College were held in the basement of an Atlanta church. Originally the college was called the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. It was sponsored by the American Baptist Women’s Home Mission Society. Spelman ultimately became the nation’s African-American women’s premiere educational institution. U.S. […]
Marcelite Jordan Harris – January 16th in African American History
Tags: Air Force, January 16, NASA, Spelman College, University of Maryland
January 16, 1943 Marcelite Jordan Harris, the first African American female General in the United States Air Force, was born in Houston, Texas. Harris earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and drama from Spelman College in 1964 and was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1965. She has held a variety of assignments, […]
Varnette Patricia Honeywood – December 27th in African American History
Tags: December 27, painter, September 12, Spelman College, University of Southern California, writer
December 27, 1950 Varnette Patricia Honeywood, painter, writer, and businesswoman, was born in Los Angeles, California. Honeywood earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Spelman College in 1972 and her Master of Science degree in education from the University of Southern California in 1974. As part of a community outreach program at USC, […]
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