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Schools in the North had already been established as early as 1774. This was due mainly to the philanthropic support of wealthy Northerners whose contributions aided in building construction, endowment, scholarships, teacher training and industrial education. Donations by Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, along with funds such as the Rosewald Fund and the Anna T. Jones Fund, added to the support of higher Negro education. Although the politics of the New South influenced the South’s attitudes toward Negro education, many Black schools were established and continued there despite their obstacles:
Howard University (Washington, D.C.)
Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee)
Atlanta University (Atlanta, Georgia)
Hampton Institute (Hampton, Virginia)
Tuskegee Institute
Clark College
Morehouse College(Atlanta, Georgia)
Morris Brown College
Spelman College
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