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Hampton University

Virginia HBCU founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to educate freed slaves.

HBCU / UniversitySubmitted by @blackwiki
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Booker T. Washington was an early alumnus; Tuskegee was modeled on Hampton's industrial-arts curriculum. Today Hampton is one of the top HBCU science and research institutions, especially in physics and ocean sciences.

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100 E Queen St, Hampton, VA, USA

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