MERLOT Materials

Virginia State University is a public, historically black college located in Petersburg, Virginia. The university is the... see more

Virginia Union University, a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, traces its roots back to the... see more

Virginia University of Lynchburg was established in 1886 during the 19th session of the Virginia State Baptist Church... see more

Voorhees College is a private, four-year coeducational historically black liberal arts university located in Denmark,... see more

Voorhees College, founded in Denmark, South Carolina in 1897, is a private, career-oriented, liberal arts Historically... see more

The History of Virginia Union University

West Virginia State University is one of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that has undergone a... see more

History of West Virginia State University

Black History Month is an opportunity to intentionally focus on the contributions and his(her)(their)stories of Black and... see more

Wilberforce University was established near Xenia, Ohio in 1856 as a joint venture between the Methodist Episcopal Church... see more

Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, is the first African-American college established in the Lone Star State. The... see more

West Virginia State University, which first opened its doors in 1891 as a school for blacks living in the Kanawha Valley,... see more

History of Xavier University

Being America’s only Historically Black and Catholic University is just the first of the distinctions that have set... see more

Alabama A&M University "145 Points of Pride, 1875-2020"

In celebration of Black History Month we have compiled a list of 28 HBCU alums that made history. The list is a mixture... see more