Virginia Union University

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Group.png Virginia Union University  
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AbbreviationVUU
Formation1899
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia, USA
Type•  private
Private, historically black, Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia.

Virginia Union University is a private historically black Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.

History

The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Richmond Theological Institute in 1865 shortly after Union troops took control of Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the American Civil War, for African-American freedmen to enter into the ministry.[1]


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornNationalitySummary
Walter E. Fauntroy6 February 1933Activist
Clergy
Lawrence Wilder17 January 1931USPolitician
Lawyer
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References

  1. Raymond Pierre Hylton, Virginia Union University, Arcadia Publishing, USA, 2014, p. 7