North Carolina Central University
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North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
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In 1909, James E. Shepard founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. In 1915, the school was sold and renamed the National Training School. In 1923, the North Carolina General Assembly began to provide annual support of $20,639, and the name was changed to Durham State Normal School. Despite the support, the school faced financial hardships and mounting debt nearing $49,000. When Shepard could not raise the money, he urged the state of North Carolina to take over the school. In the legislative session of 1925, a bill was passed with only one dissenting vote to make it a state institution, and the school was renamed the North Carolina College for Negroes, becoming the first public liberal arts college for African Americans in the United States. In 1947, the school's name was changed again to the North Carolina College at Durham, and in 1969 the North Carolina General Assembly changed the name to North Carolina Central University (NCCU). In 1972, NCCU joined the University of North Carolina system.
Chartered in 1909 and opened doors in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua; sold and reorganized in 1915 as National Training School; 1923 state of North Carolina appropriated funds to purchase school which became Durham State Normal School, a publically supported state institution; two years later the North Carolina General Assembly redefined the mission of the school and renamed it North Carolina College for Negroes; renamed North Carolina College at Durham in 1947; changed to North Carolina Central University in 1969.
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