Fisk University
The Fisk University ( Fisk University ) in Nashville is a private university for African Americans , founded 1866th Its previous name was The Fisk Freed Colored School .
In 1930 Fisk University was the first African American educational institution to be recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges . The university is named after General Clinton B. Fisk (1828–1890), who campaigned for the desegregation. At Fisk University there are currently (as of 2018) 805 study places. The university is known, among other things, for promoting the African American musical tradition.
Well-known graduates
- Lil Hardin Armstrong , jazz pianist, singer and composer
- Constance Baker Motley , lawyer and first female African American judge in a US federal court
- Hank Duncan , stride pianist and band leader of Dixieland Jazz
- John Hope Franklin , historian, president of the American Historical Association, and professor of history at Duke University
- Elmer Imes , physicist
- Jedidah Isler , astrophysicist and university professor
- Wade H. McCree , Attorney and United States Solicitor General
- Henry Wells , jazz trombonist and swing singer
- Etta Zuber Falconer , mathematician and university professor
Web links
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