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Swift Memorial College
Swift Memorial College was a private Historically black colleges and universities, historically Black college established by the Presbyterian church that operated from 1883 to 1952, in Rogersville, Tennessee, United States. It was established after a state law ended access for African Americans to Maryville College. Like many other early HBCU's, the school curricula in the early years was focused on high school and Normal schools in the United States, normal school; later it operated as a junior college. It also served as a boarding school. It was later closed after desegregation. History The state of Tennessee passed an extension of law in 1901 to their version of the 1870 Jim Crow law, which forced private schools such as Maryville College to expel their African American students. That same year in 1901, Maryville College trustees transferred USD $25,000 to Swift Memorial College, a quarter of the school's endowment. The school was founded by Rev. William Henderson Franklin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogersville, Tennessee
Rogersville is a town in and the county seat of Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It was settled in 1775 by the grandparents of Davy Crockett. It is named for its founder, Joseph Rogers (pioneer), Joseph Rogers. Tennessee's second oldest courthouse, the Hawkins County Courthouse, The Knoxville Gazette, first newspaper ''The Knoxville Gazette'', and first post office are all located in Rogersville. The Rogersville Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rogersville is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Tri-Cities region. The population of Rogersville as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census was 4,671. History Settlement background In 1775, the grandparents of Davy Crockett, a future member of the United States Congress from Tennessee and hero of the Alamo, settled in the Watauga Association, Watauga colony in the area in what is today Rog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
