I found my ancestors in college in the early 1900s: Tips on how you can do the same

Faculty members on the steps of the primary building at Southland College in 1922-23. It is the school that my paternal great-grandparents attended approximately 20 years earlier.

Finding your ancestors in college

Since then, 30 African Americans graduated from predominately white institutions through 1880. If you are curious about whether your ancestors are in that number, let’s go to school:

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