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'''Howard University''' is a federally funded university in  [[Washington, D.C.]] founded in 1867 for African Americans.<ref name="history">http://www.howard.edu/explore/history.htm</ref> The school was named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of the University and commissioner of the [[Freedman's Bureau]].<ref name="history"/> Howard was established as an education facility for [[African Americans]], and, for the most part, is still that today, with 85% of its class being African American.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=789&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=Howard%20University|title=Howard University|work=College Board|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>

'''Howard University''' is a federally funded university in  [[Washington, D.C.]] founded in 1867 for African Americans.<ref name="history">http://www.howard.edu/explore/history.htm</ref> The school was named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of the University and commissioner of the [[Freedman's Bureau]].<ref name="history"/> Howard was established as an education facility for [[African Americans]], and, for the most part, is still that today, with 85% of its class being African American.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=789&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=Howard%20University|title=Howard University|work=College Board|language=English}}</ref>

[[Image:Hu logo.gif|thumb|left|The school logo]]

[[Image:Hu logo.gif|thumb|left|The school logo]]

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|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"/>