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Wilberforce University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Black college founded 1856 in honor of British abolitionist Sir William Wilberforce. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Location:
Wilberforce, OH
Founding Date:
20-Aug-1856 Team:
Bulldogs Enrollment:
1200 Official Website:
http://www.wilberforce.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Regina M. Anderson |
Playwright |
21-May-1901 |
5-Feb-1993 |
Climbing Jacob's Ladder |
| Benny Carter |
Jazz Musician |
8-Aug-1907 |
12-Jul-2003 |
Jazz and big bandleader |
| Floyd H. Flake |
Politician |
30-Jan-1945 |
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Congressman from New York, 1987-97 |
| James C. Napier |
Government |
9-Jun-1845 |
21-Apr-1940 |
Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank |
| Bayard Rustin |
Activist |
17-Mar-1910 |
24-Aug-1987 |
Organized the 1963 March on Washington |
| William Julius Wilson |
Sociologist |
20-Dec-1935 |
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Poverty in America's inner cities |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| W. E. B. Du Bois |
Sociologist |
23-Feb-1868 |
27-Aug-1963 |
Civil rights activist |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Kenneth Blackwell |
Government |
28-Feb-1948 |
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Ohio Secretary of State, 1999-2007 |
| Mary K. Bush |
Business |
c. 1949 |
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Bush International |
| Floyd H. Flake |
Politician |
30-Jan-1945 |
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Congressman from New York, 1987-97 |
| David Hobson |
Politician |
17-Oct-1936 |
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Congressman, Ohio 7th |
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