Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection

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Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection

1992-1993

An oral history project that grew out of the exhibit "Go Forth and Serve" which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the drafting of the second Morrill Act, which provided funds for the founding of land grant schools of higher education for black students.

1 Cubic foot; 18 Videocassettes (VHS); 15 Cassette tapes; 38 Videocassettes (Video 8)

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