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The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>

The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

At first the Freedman's Bureau provided financial support to the university, but in 1879, Congress approved a special appropriation for the university. The charter was amended to authorize an federal support for construction, development, improvement and maintenance of the university.<ref name="history"/>

At first, the [[Freedman's Bureau]] provided financial support to the university, but in 1879, Congress approved a special appropriation for the university. The charter was amended to authorize an federal support for construction, development, improvement and maintenance of the university.<ref name="history"/>

Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, who, in 1926, became the school's first black president, changed the school from having eight unaccredited schools and colleges to having 10 schools and colleges - all accredited.<ref name="history"/>

Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, who in 1926 became the school's first black president, changed the school from having eight unaccredited schools and colleges to having 10 schools and colleges - all accredited.<ref name="history"/>

==Notes==

==Notes==

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