Shaw University

My project6 is on Shaw University. Shaw University is a school for African Americans. It is located in Raleigh, NC. It was founded in 1960. The first founder was Dr. Henry Martin Tupper. Shaw University was the first collage for African Americans established in the south. It is the HBCU in the south. The university won a 5-year grant with University of North Carolina Chapel hill.And also got a 7-year grant with John Hopkins University. In 2007, Shaw University received a 2.5 million grant from the National Science foundation. It was made right after the Civil War. It was renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute. Shaw University is a private, bys and girls, collage. Shaw University has been called the mother of African-American colleges in North Carolina. North Carolina Central, and Fayetteville State Universities weer founded by Shaw graduates. The founder of Livingstone College spent his first two college years at Shaw before transferring to Lincoln University was located on Shaw's campus during its first year of existence. In addition, the Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was an outgrowth of a confernece on Shaw University campus.

By: Hannah M.