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Starting the march, [Hampton Institute, Va.]

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Film negative showing a group of African American men in uniforms marching in straight lines across a lawn at the black university, Hampton Institute. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington.; Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection.

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Keywords

  1. Fashion
  2. Film Negatives
  3. Hampton
  4. Hampton Institute
  5. Students
  6. Virginia

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