How HBCUs Started | Making Black America | PBS

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Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3QV5D05 | #MakingBlackAmericaPBS How did the first historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, come to be? Since 1837, more than 100 HBCUs have been founded in the United States – most in the half-century following the Civil War. Rep your HBCU in the comments and get ready for Making Black America, premiering Tuesday, October 4 at 9/8c. Watch on your PBS station, the PBS Video app, pbs.org, and here on YouTube. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS Video App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #BlackAmerica #PBS #HBCU #HBCUs #HowardUniversity #HamptonUniversity #SpelmanCollege #XavierUniversity #MorehouseCollege #HenryLouisGates #HenryLouisGatesJr

Published 2022-09-22 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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