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Founding of the Augusta Institute
- When
- 1867
- Where
- Augusta, Georgia
William Jefferson White founded the Augusta Institute in Augusta, Georgia, in 1867 to educate African-American men in theology.
The institute was established at Springfield Baptist Church, the oldest independent Black church in the United States. It focused on preparatory and religious instruction in the Baptist tradition for students previously barred from education by slave laws.
Sources
- Morehouse College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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