EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Black college founded 1856 in honor of British abolitionist Sir William Wilberforce. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Location:
Wilberforce, OH

Founding Date:
20-Aug-1856

Team:
Bulldogs

Enrollment:
1200

Official Website:
http://www.wilberforce.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Regina M. Anderson	Playwright	21-May-1901	5-Feb-1993	Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Benny Carter	Jazz Musician	8-Aug-1907	12-Jul-2003	Jazz and big bandleader
Floyd H. Flake	Politician	30-Jan-1945		Congressman from New York, 1987-97
James C. Napier	Government	9-Jun-1845	21-Apr-1940	Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank
Bayard Rustin	Activist	17-Mar-1910	24-Aug-1987	Organized the 1963 March on Washington
William Julius Wilson	Sociologist	20-Dec-1935		Poverty in America's inner cities

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. E. B. Du Bois	Sociologist	23-Feb-1868	27-Aug-1963	Civil rights activist

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kenneth Blackwell	Government	28-Feb-1948		Ohio Secretary of State, 1999-2007
Mary K. Bush	Business	c. 1949		Bush International
Floyd H. Flake	Politician	30-Jan-1945		Congressman from New York, 1987-97
David Hobson	Politician	17-Oct-1936		Congressman, Ohio 7th

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