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Our History

Our History

On March 3, 1891, Hugh Cale, an African-American representative in the N.C. General Assembly from Pasquotank County, sponsored House Bill 383, which established a normal (teaching) school for “teaching and training teachers of the colored race to teach in the common schools of North Carolina.” The bill passed, and the origin of Elizabeth City State University was born.  The institution's first name was ...

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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 10, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 10, 2021
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Mikaela Wiley
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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English
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