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Straight University (after 1915 Straight College), was an American historically black college that operated between 1868 and 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After struggling with financial difficulties, it was merged with New Orleans University to form Dillard University.
Aug 3, 2014 · Straight University, which offered a liberal arts education, found it in the interest of its students and community also to emphasize manual education and teacher training. As the failure of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow defined the 1880s, black university graduates found considerably fewer professional career opportunities.
Sep 29, 2017 · In The News. A Timeline of Straight University. By Rachel Cockrill. September 29, 2017. Straight Up History is a digital project dedicated to documenting the history of Straight University, one of the first Historically Black Colleges in the state of Louisiana, which later became Dillard University.
Straight University operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1868 to 1934. Responding to the post-American Civil War need to educate newly freed Blacks in the city and the surrounding region, the American Missionary Association of the Congregational Church founded the University.
Jan 13, 2023 · Straight University Marker. Inscription. In 1869, the American Missionary Association (AMA) and philanthropist Seymour Straight partnered to found Straight University, a school where African Americans could aspire to the highest education available after Emancipation.
Straight University. Creating A Brave New World. What happens when you arent straight? You spend your whole life going circles. Alignment with your purpose is more than clarity of passion. If you have even the lightest bend you will end up where you were 10 years ago. Straight University makes the life you never had attainable.
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Jun 12, 2019 · Straight University was a former HBCU established on June 12, 1868 by the American Missionary Association of the Congregational Church. The school was put in place to address the educational needs of newly freed slaves in and around New Orleans.
