Howard University Timeline
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Updated: 4 Feb 2020
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Created byAudrey Thompson
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Howard University Founded (University Website)Howard University today!Howard University Founded (Library of Congress)First cohort of Howard University students begin schoolingReconstruction Acts of 1867President Abraham Lincoln was assassinatedThe 14th Amendment is passedThe 15th Amendment is passedThe term "black power" is coined by a Howard University school of Divinity student.Freedman's Hospital closes, and becomes Howard University HospitalToni Morrison graduates with her BA from HowardElijah Cummings graduates from Howard UniversityTaraji P. Henson Graduates from HowardChadwick Boseman graduates from Howard UniversityTo date, Howard has awarded over 120,000 degrees!Periods
The Reconstruction PeriodHoward University's first black president, Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson's term
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