Allen University: Founded in 1870
Black and Education
English - October 16, 2022 22:10 - 6 minutes - 11.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSociety & Culture History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Allen University was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1870. It’s hard for me to think of another institution (outside of the Federal Government) that has supported and established more institutions of higher learning than the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
It cannot be overstated that the AME Church had a lasting and phenomenal impact on the lives of many Black Americans. It was the first independent African-American religious denomination.