This US university began in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth.
- Cheyney University
- Howard University
- Tuskegee Institute
- Bethune-Cookman University
This US university began in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth.
Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, is considered the first institution of higher learning for African Americans. It was established by a $10,000 bequest of Richard Humphreys who had been born in the West Indies and immigrated to Philadelphia.