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In 1863, Congress passed the Morrill Act establishing land-grant colleges in each state.  When the former Confederate states re-entered the union, they established land-grant colleges, but limited attendance to just white students.  In response, Congress passed the Second Morrill Act in 1890, requiring that states which established a white-only land-grant college had to maintain a separate one for non-whites.  Most HBCUs were founded under the Second Morrill Act, but others were founded by private groups or religious institution to meet the educational needs of freedmen following the Civil War.

In 1863, Congress passed the Morrill Act establishing land-grant colleges in each state.  When the former Confederate states re-entered the union, they established land-grant colleges, but limited attendance to just white students.  In response, Congress passed the Second Morrill Act in 1890, requiring that states which established a white-only land-grant college had to maintain a separate one for non-whites.  Most HBCUs were founded under the Second Morrill Act, but others were founded by private groups or religious institution to meet the educational needs of freedmen following the Civil War.

There are 102 HBCUs in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=7 |title=College Navigator |work=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |publisher=United States Department of Education |accessdate=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Ronald|title=American Baptist College Designated as a Historically Black Institution|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/52890/#|work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education|publisher=Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc.|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> HBCUs received special funding from the federal government.

There are 102 HBCUs in the United States, including public and private institutions, community and four-year institutions, medical and law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=7 |title=College Navigator |work=White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |publisher=United States Department of Education |accessdate=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Ronald|title=American Baptist College Designated as a Historically Black Institution|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/52890/#|work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education|publisher=Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc.|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}</ref> HBCUs receive special funding from the federal government.

 

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