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Hace 4 horas · Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia.Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.The campus houses the Hampton University Museum, which is the oldest museum of the African ...
Hace 1 día · • Provided $10,000 worth of Scholarships to Hampton High School students. • Oversaw the regional Rotary efforts to provide scholarships at A.W. Beattie Career Center.
Hace 4 horas · America's first free public schools, the Syms and Eaton free schools (later combined as Syms-Eaton Academy), were established in Hampton in 1634 and 1659 respectively. The Syms-Eaton Academy was later renamed Hampton Academy and in 1852 became part of the public school system, thus Hampton High School lays claim to being the oldest public school in the United States. [84]
