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Black Past: Hampton University HandoutBlack Past: Hampton University Handout
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Black Past
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Black Past: Hampton University

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This informative encyclopedia article traces the evolution of Hampton University from an agricultural and vocational institute for African Americans after the Civil War to a well-respected university offering graduate and research programs.

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booker t. washington, reconstruction

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agricultural education, black universities, normal school, vocational education, african american colleges, black past, encyclopedia of african american history, freedmen's bureau, hampton university, hampton, virginia, samuel chapman armstrong, tuskegee institute, education for african americans

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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