Hampton Institute (Virginia)

History
Hampton Institute, later Hampton University, was established as a Normal School in 1868 to teach former slaves and members of other ethnic groups how to teach..In 1878, they added a formal program to educate Native Americans.

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Records
An American Indian Roster of students, 1878-1892, for Hampton Institute is available online. It includes pupils from 38 tribes. Click here