Edward Waters University (original) (raw)

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Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. It was the first independent institution of higher education and the first historically black college in the State of Florida. It continues to be affiliated with the AME Church and is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. (en)

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Brown Theological Institute Institute (1866–1870s) (en)
East Florida Conference High School (1883–1880s) (en)
Edward Waters College (1892–1955; 1960–2021) (en)
Edward Waters Junior College (1955–1960) (en)
East Florida Scientific and Divinity High School (1880s–1892) (en)

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Tiger

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Emerging Eminence

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Purple, orange, white

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1976-05-04 (xsd:date)

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less than one acre (en)

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1916 (xsd:integer)

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Urban, (en)

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Adam J. Richardson (en)

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dbr:Jacksonville,_Florida

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Purple, orange, white (en)

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U.S. (en)

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Edward Waters College (en)
Brown Theological Institute Institute (en)
East Florida Conference High School (en)
East Florida Scientific and Divinity High School (en)
Edward Waters Junior College (en)

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Tiger (en)

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Emerging Eminence (en)

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Centennial Hall (en)
Edward Waters University (en)

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dbr:A._Zachary_Faison,_Jr.

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Donna H. Oliver (en)

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dbr:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church

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Tigers and Lady Tigers (en)

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1025 (xsd:integer)

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Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. It was the first independent institution of higher education and the first historically black college in the State of Florida. It continues to be affiliated with the AME Church and is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. (en)

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