Morehouse College
Morehouse College Logo
Motto:	"Et Facta Est Lux" (Latin: "And There Was Light")
Established:	1867 [1]
Type:	Private, HBCU, male-only [2]
Endowment:	$117,863,600 [3]
President:	Robert Michael Franklin [4]
Students:	2,933 [3]
Location:	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Sports:	football baseball basketball cross country tennis track & field golf
Colors:	Maroon and White             [5]
Nickname:	Maroon Tigers [5]
Athletics:	NCAA Division II [5]
Affiliations:	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [5]
Website:	www.morehouse.edu

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Academics and demographics

Morehouse College seal

Morehouse was ranked #1 three times in a row (2002-2004) as the best school for African Americans for undergraduate study by Black Enterprise Magazine. Black Enterprise is a monthly US Magazine which describes itself as "the premier business news and investment resource for African Americans ^[8] The college was rated by The Wall Street Journal as #29 out of the top 50 "feeder schools" for elite graduate study in a 2004 study. ^[9] According to a 2007 joint publication by Newsweek and Kaplan, Inc., Morehouse College is one of the "25 Hottest Schools in America" and the "hottest men's college". Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Kaplan Inc is a For-profit corporation headquartered in New York City, and was founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan ^[10]

Morehouse is part of the Atlanta University Center along with Clark Atlanta University, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College. The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous Consortium of African-American Higher education in the United States of America. Clark Atlanta University (CAU is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC is a consortium of Denominational Seminaries located in Atlanta Georgia. Morehouse School of Medicine is a Medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta Georgia.

The student-faculty ratio of the campus is 15:1 and 100% of the school's tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees. A terminal degree is the generally accepted highest degree in a field of study ^[11]

History

Establishment

A view of an entrance to the campus' courtyard. The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous Consortium of African-American Higher education in the United States of America. Morehouse School of Medicine is a Medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Morehouse School of Medicine is a Medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

In 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War, the Augusta Institute was founded by William Jefferson White, an Augusta Baptist minister and cabinetmaker, with the support of the Rev. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Richard C. Coulter, a former slave from Augusta, Georgia, and the Rev. Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States. Edmund Turney, organizer of the National Theological Institute for educating freedmen in Washington, D.C.. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D ^[1] The institution was founded for the education of black men in the fields of ministry and education and was located in Springfield Baptist Church, the oldest independent black church in the nation. The school's first president was Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Robert (father of Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order). Henry Martyn Robert ( May 2, 1837 &ndash May 11, 1923) was the author of Robert's Rules of Order, which became the most widely Robert's Rules of Order is the informal short title of a book containing Rules of order intended to be adopted for use by a Deliberative assembly.

Early years

In 1879, the institute moved to the basement of the Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta and changed its name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary. ^[1] The seminary later gained a four-acre campus in downtown Atlanta. In 1885, Dr. Samuel T. Graves became the school's second president. The same year, the seminary moved to its present location, which was a gift from John D. Rockefeller. John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 &ndash May 23, 1937) was an American Industrialist and philanthropist In 1890 Dr. George Sale became the seminary's third president and in 1897 the school was renamed Atlanta Baptist College. ^[1]

Dr. John Hope, the school's first African-American president. John Hope ( June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936) born in Augusta Georgia, was an African-American educator and political

Dr. John Hope became the school's first African-American president in 1906 and led the institution's growth in size and academic stature. John Hope ( June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936) born in Augusta Georgia, was an African-American educator and political ^[1] He envisioned an academically rigorous college that would be the antithesis to Booker T. Washington's view of agricultural and trade-focused education for African-Americans. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community In 1913 the school was again renamed, and became Morehouse College - in honor of Henry L. Morehouse, the corresponding secretary of the Northern Baptist Home Missions Society. ^[1] Morehouse entered into a cooperative agreement with Clark College and Spelman College in 1929 and later expanded the association to create the Atlanta University Center. The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous Consortium of African-American Higher education in the United States of America. ^[1]

Dr. Samuel H. Archer was named as the fifth president of the college in 1931 and selected the school colors, maroon and white, to reflect his own alma mater, Colgate University. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays became president in 1940. Dr Benjamin Elijah Mays ( ca August 1, 1895 (? &ndash March 28, 1984) was an American minister Educator, ^[1] Mays, who would become a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., presided over the school's growth in international enrollment and reputation. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader During the 1960s, Morehouse students were actively involved in the civil rights movement in Atlanta. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African ^[1] Mays' profound speeches were instrumental in shaping the personal development of Morehouse students during his tenure.

In 1967, Dr. Hugh M. Gloster became the seventh president. In 1968, the school's Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society was founded. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts Gloster established the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1975, which became independent from Morehouse College in 1981. Morehouse School of Medicine is a Medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Modern history

Dr. Leroy Keith, Jr was named president in 1987. In 1995, alumnus Dr. Walter E. Massey, became Morehouse's ninth president. Dr Walter Eugene Massey, an African-American educator physicist and business leader was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on April 5 1938 His successor, Dr. Robert Michael Franklin is the tenth President of the College. Dr Robert Michael Franklin Jr (born 1954 is an African-American Educator, Author, and the tenth president of Morehouse College, a renowned
In 2006, Morehouse graduated 540 men, one of the largest classes in its history. ^[14] On May 16, 2008, Joshua Packwood became the first white valedictorian to graduate in the school's 141-year history. Joshua Packwood, at the age of 22 became the first white Valedictorian of Morehouse College, a Historically black college, in 2008 ^[15][16]

Campus

Morehouse is located on a 61 acres (0. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 247 km²) campus near downtown Atlanta. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of ^[3]

Buildings

Graves Hall, Century Campus, and Mays' Tomb.

• Archer Hall, named after the fifth president of Morehouse College, holds the college's recreational facilities such as its gymnasium, swimming pool, and game room. The gymnasium seats 1000 people and was used by the college's basketball team before the Forbes Arena was built.
• B. T Harvey Stadium/Edwin Moses Track is a 9000 capacity seat stadium built in 1983. At the time of its completion, it was the largest on-campus black private stadium in the nation ^[17]
• Brawley Hall, named after Benjamin Griffith Brawley, houses the college's History, English, Language, Music, and Art departments. Benjamin Griffith Brawley (April 22 1882 - February 1, 1939) was a prominent African American author and educator
• Brazeal Hall is a dormitory built in 1991. It housed athletes during the time of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Brazeal Hall originally housed upperclassmen, though it currently serves as a freshmen dorm.
• Chivers Hall/Lane Hall is the cafeteria of the college. It seats 600 people and is attached to Mays Hall. The Sadie Mays lounge, named for the wife of Dr. Mays, connects Mays Hall and Chivers Hall.
• Dansby Hall houses the school's Physics, Psychology, and Mathematics departments.
• Douglass Hall (also known as LRC (Learning Resource Center)) was originally built as the school's student center but today houses the college archives and a computer lab.
• DuBois Hall is a freshman dorm erected in 1973, named after philosopher W.E.B. Du Bois. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (duːˈbɔɪz ( February 23, 1868 August 27, 1963) was an American Civil rights activist
• Forbes Arena is a 5,700 capacity seat arena, built for the 1996 Olympic games. The Forbes Arena is a 6000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Atlanta Georgia, USA. It is now the main gymnasium for the college's basketball team and holds many events year round.
• Graves Hall, named after the second president of Morehouse College, is an honors dormitory. When constructed in the 1880s, it was the tallest building in Atlanta. When the college relocated to the West End area, student housing, classrooms, and administration offices were all contained within the building. The West End neighborhood of Atlanta is on the National Register of Historic Places and can be found southwest of Castleberry Hill, east of Westview

Kilgore Campus Center.

• Hope Hall was named after John Hope, the fourth president of Morehouse College. John Hope ( June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936) born in Augusta Georgia, was an African-American educator and political When erected, it was known as the Science Building, then later the Biology Building. Through the years, the building became too small for classroom use and now holds laboratories for departments that are in other buildings. Hope Hall includes the offices of the Public Health Sciences Institute.
• Hubert Hall is a freshman dorm named after Charles D. Hubert, who was an acting president from 1938 to 1940.
• Kilgore Campus Center houses administrative offices, as well as several seminar rooms and lounges. A separate area of the building serves as a dormitory.

• Leadership Center houses the Business Administration and Economics departments as well as other offices. It also has a 500-seat auditorium. The building was completed in 2005.
• Living Learning Center (LLC) was formerly known as Thurman Hall). Howard Thurman (born 1899 in Daytona Beach Florida - April 10, 1981 in Daytona Beach Florida) was an influential American Author It is one of the school's freshman dorms.
• Martin Luther King International Chapel/Gloster Hall was built in 1978 as the new auditorium and administration building for Morehouse College, replacing Sale and Harkness halls (Harkness is now a Clark Atlanta University structure). Clark Atlanta University (CAU is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It is home to the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Reconciliation Institute. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader is president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI a Buddhist association which claims 12 million members in more than 190 countries and territories and founder of several educational

Historic Chapel Bell outside of Sale Hall.

• Mays Hall was named after the sixth president of Morehouse College, Benjamin Mays. Dr Benjamin Elijah Mays ( ca August 1, 1895 (? &ndash March 28, 1984) was an American minister Educator, It houses dorm rooms and is the headquarters for residence life for the college.
• Merrill Hall, named after Charles E. Merrill Jr., a chairman of the college's Board of Trustees, became the Chemistry building. Charles E Merrill Jr (born 1920 is an American Educator, Author and Philanthropist, best-known for supporting historically black colleges and founding The 2000s saw Merrill Hall undergo a renovation that doubled its size. Its new corridor is called John Hopps Technology Tower, which houses the Computer Science department. John H Hopps ( - May 14, 2004) was an African-American physicist and politician
• Nabrit-Mapp-McBay Hall was erected in 1987. The building is also known as Bio-Chem from a plaque at the corridor stating that the building was built to house the Biology and Chemistry classrooms. It now holds the Biology department. It was named for distinguished science professors Samuel Nabrit, Frederick Mapp, and Henry McBay. Henry Ransom Cecil McBay (1914–1995 was a Chemist and a Teacher.
• Otis Moss Jr. Residential Suites are apartment, studio, and suite dwellings built in 2003. The Suites were renamed in spring 2006, after Otis Moss Jr. (class of 1956), former chair of Morehouse’s Board of Trustees.
• Perdue Hall is a dormitory built around the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International It housed athletes during the 1996 Olympic events.
• Robert Hall, named after Joseph T. Robert, the first president of the college, was erected to be the first dormitory of the college. When built, there was a cafeteria in its basement. Today the basement houses a post office.
• Sale Hall, named after the third president, was built to contain classrooms. Today, it is the department building for religion and philosophy courses. On the second floor, a small auditorium, called the Chapel of the Inward Journey, was used for religious and commencement proceedings. Today, the chapel is still used for recitals, pageants, and student government association election debates.
• Wheeler Hall is a building used primarily by the Political Science and Sociology departments.
• White Hall is a freshman dorm, named after the college's founder.

Monuments

Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in front of King Chapel

Several previous presidents of the college have grave sites on-campus to honor their legacies.

• A statue of Benjamin Mays is positioned atop a marble monument situated in front of Graves Hall. Dr Benjamin Elijah Mays ( ca August 1, 1895 (? &ndash March 28, 1984) was an American minister Educator, This monument includes the graves of President Mays and his wife, Sadie Mays. Behind the graves are memoirs and a time capsule set to be opened in May 2095.

Obelisk in front of King Chapel dedicated to Howard Thurman, world famous theologian and civil rights leader. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" Howard Thurman (born 1899 in Daytona Beach Florida - April 10, 1981 in Daytona Beach Florida) was an influential American Author

• Former president Hugh Gloster is buried in the eastern lawn of the building named after him.
• A bronze statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. stands to the left of King Chapel. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Inscribed in the base of the statue are the words of Dr. King.
• An obelisk named in honor of Howard Thurman stands to the right of King Chapel. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" Howard Thurman (born 1899 in Daytona Beach Florida - April 10, 1981 in Daytona Beach Florida) was an influential American Author The base of the Thurman Obelisk contains the ashes of Dr. Thurman and his wife. The obelisk also houses a bell which chimes every hour to the tune of “Dear Old Morehouse,” the school’s alma mater.

Planned developments

On Friday, June 23, 2006 it was publicly announced that Morehouse College would become the home to a 7,000-piece collection of original documents written by Martin Luther King, Jr. The set was valued by the Library of Congress at being worth between $28 to $30 million dollars. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress King's papers were originally scheduled by his family to be auctioned off to the general public at Sotheby's on June 30th, but in an astonishing last minute effort, private donors in Atlanta intervened and offered a pre-auction bid at $32 million. Sotheby's ( is the world's second oldest Auction house in continuous operation (the oldest being Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674 On June 29, it was announced by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, a key catalyst in the buyout, that a new civil rights museum would be built in the city to make the documents available for research, public access and exhibits. On October 24, 2006, it was reported that Coca Cola would be donating a land parcel valued at $10 million in order to assist with the development of the project. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries This heavily prized collection includes King's 1964 Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature ^{[18][19][20][21]}

Student life

Morehouse College offers organized and informal co-curricular activities including 78 student organizations, varsity, club, and intramural sports, and student publications. ^[22]

Morehouse Marching Band

The Morehouse College Marching Band is known for their halftime performances which combine dance and marching with music from various genres, including rap, traditional marching band music, and pop music. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure They have performed at Super Bowl XVIII, the Today Show, and at Atlanta Falcons home games. Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia.

Mock Trial Association

2005-2006 Morehouse College Mock Trial Team after they obtained an "Honorable Mention" award in their first appearance at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament in 2006

In 2005, Morehouse College became a member of the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). ^[23] The school is one of only four competing teams to come from a historically black college and is also the only all-male team in the AMTA. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Morehouse won direct trips to the AMTA national championship competitions in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota, respectively. ^[24]

Glee Club

Founded in 1911, the Morehouse College Glee Club has a long and impressive history and performed at Martin Luther King Jr. 's funeral, President Jimmy Carter's inauguration, Super Bowl XXVIII, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International The Glee Club's international performances include tours in Africa, Russia, Poland and the Caribbean. The group also appeared on the soundtrack for the movie School Daze, directed by Morehouse alum Spike Lee (Class of 1979). School Daze is a 1988 musical - Drama Film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Laurence Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director,

Student publications

The college's student-run newspaper, The Maroon Tiger, founded in 1898 as The Athenaeum and later renamed in 1925, has won several state and national awards.

National fraternities and honor societies

Morehouse College is home to several National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities:

• Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
• Chi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
• Alpha Pi Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

Other national fraternites and honor societies registered on campus are Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Kappa Delta, Beta Kappa Chi, the Delta Chapter of Georgia Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Alpha Theta. History The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an age when Racial segregation and disenfranchisement plagued African Americans, the rise of each Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of Kappa Alpha Psi ( KAΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ is a predominately African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington D The Iota Phi Theta Fraternity ( ΙΦΘ) is a nationally incorporated predominantly African-American fraternity was founded on September 19 1963 Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music Alpha Kappa Delta ("AKD" is an international Sociology Honor society. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts The Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta Georgia -based Non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS is a national academic Honor society for college students in United States. Phi Alpha Theta is an American Honor society for Undergraduate students Graduate students and Professors of History. Pi Delta Phi, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta^[22] and Alpha Lambda Delta. Pi Delta Phi is the French National Honor Society for undergraduate and graduate students at accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States Psi Chi (ΨΧ is the National Honor Society in Psychology founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica was established on November 14 1919 at the University of California at Sigma Tau Delta is an international collegiate Honor society for students of English. Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students who have achieved a 3

Religious organizations

Religious organizations currently registered on campus include Atlanta University Center Newman Club, King International Chapel Ministry, Martin Luther King International Chapel Assistants, King Chapel Choir, Muslim Student Organization, New Life Inspirational Fellowship Church Campus Ministry, and The Outlet. ^[22]

Athletics

Morehouse Tigers athletics logo

In sports, Morehouse College is affiliated with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. Conference sports Conference member schools Current members Former members Conference Stadia Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The mascot is the Maroon Tiger. Morehouse College competes in football, baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis, track & field and golf. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

The Morehouse Tigersharks

The Morehouse Tigersharks, as they're affectionately known, was once Morehouse's power house swim team. From 1958 till 1976 the swim team had 255 wins and only 25 losses, with over 15 SIAC championships, making it the winningest sports team in Morehouse history. ^[25] It had even beaten Emory University and Georgia Tech in dual meets in different seasons. The team appeared in Jet and Ebony Magazines, Black Sports, and Sports Illustrated throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and today is being considered as honorary inductees into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Actor Samuel L. Jackson was once the team statistician and was an apprentice swimmer. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Some of the swimmers had competed in NCAA and NAIA competition at various times throughout the team's history. The team was disestablished in 1976 and the funds were transferred to build the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Morehouse College alumni

Bibliography

• Addie Louise Joyner Butler, The Distinctive Black College: Talladega, Tuskegee, and Morehouse (Metuchen, N. is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates non-graduate former students and current students of Morehouse College. J. : Scarecrow Press, 1977).
• Leroy Davis, A Clashing of the Soul: John Hope and the Dilemma of African American Leadership and Black Higher Education in the Early Twentieth Century (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1998).
• Edward A. Jones, A Candle in the Dark: A History of Morehouse College (Valley Forge, Pa. : Judson Press, 1967).

External links

• Official Morehouse College Website
• Atlanta University Center Website

References