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Humphreys changed his will to include this bequest in 1829 after race riots occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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A group of Quakers, known first as the Association and after 1842 as the Corporation, oversaw the Institute. Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. The formal title of the movement is the Society of Friends or the Religious Society of Friends.

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Within Richard Humphreys will which was presented in 1832; when he passed away, he bequeathed to members of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends for the purpose of establishing a school for "instructing the descendants of the African Race in school learning, in the various branches of the mechanical arts and trades and in Agriculture in order to prepare and fit and qualify them to act as teachers in such of those branches of useful business as in the Judgment of the said society they may appear best qualified for."

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Cheyney University was originally founded as "the African Institute" then was later renamed "Institute for Colored Youth" , and is now " Cheyney University

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As a charter member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Cheyney State College became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1983, the oldest of the fourteen member institutions and the only HBCU in the state system.

While Cheyney University has a rich heritage as the first institution of higher learning for African Americans, our campus today welcomes students from a variety of races, cultures, and nationalities, all of whom receive educational instruction far beyond the vision of Richard Humphreys. Cheyney graduates still become teachers, but our alumni also enter careers such as journalism, medicine, business, science/technology, law, communications, and government service. The University offers baccalaureate degrees in an array of disciplines, and many graduates go on to secure advanced degrees in a variety of fields.

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The First HBCU - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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As a charter member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Cheyney State College became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1983, the oldest of the fourteen member institutions and the only HBCU in the state system.

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On December 27, 1892, the journey to The Cricket Celebration Bowl and its trophy began when the first Black Intercollegiate football game was played between Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith University) and Livingstone College. On the snowy front lawn of Livingstone College in North Carolina, the teams played for nothing more than the love of the game. The young women of Livingstone's industrial department made the players' uniforms and equipped their street shoes with cleats. The two teams put their money together to purchase a regulation football. The Cricket Celebration Bowl trophy is a symbol of the Heritage, Legacy, Pageantry and Tradition of HBCU football that was started on that day. The trophy commemorates the inaugural game, its players: J.W. Walker (captain), W.J. Trent (manager), R.J, Rencher, Henry Rives, C. N, Garland, J. R. Dillard, J.B.A. Yelverton, Wade Hampton, Charles H Patrick, and J.J. Taylor, F.H. Cummings, and those who continue the tradition of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Football.

In 1976, Morgan State and Grambling State played in the first college football game outside the Western Hemisphere. ESPN's The Undefeated recently wrote about this historic event - learn more here .

A total of 27 Pro Football Hall of Famers played their college football in the MEAC or SWAC. A full list can be found below.

MEAC

Marion Motley (South Carolina State) - 1968
Roosevelt Brown (Morgan State) - 1975
Len Ford (Morgan State) - 1976
David "Deacon" Jones (South Carolina State) - 1980
Willie Lanier (Morgan State) - 1986
Art Shell (Maryland Eastern Shore) - 1989
Larry Little (Bethune-Cookman) - 1993
Leroy Kelly (Morgan State) - 1994
Elvin Bethea (North Carolina A&T State) - 2003
Harry Carson (South Carolina State) - 2006
Bob Hayes (Florida A&M) - 2009
Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State) - 2011

SWAC

Deacon Jones (Mississippi Valley State) - 1980
Willie Davis (Grambling State) - 1981
Willie Brown (Grambling State) - 1984
Ken Houston (Prairie View A&M) - 1986
Mel Blount (Southern) - 1989
Buck Buchanan (Grambling State) - 1990
Lem Barney (Jackson State) - 1992
Walter Payton (Jackson State) -1993
Charlie Joiner (Grambling State) - 1996
Jackie Slater (Jackson State) - 2001
John Stallworth (Alabama A&M) - 2002
Emmitt Thomas (Bishop) - 2008
Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State) - 2010
Michael Strahan (Texas Southern) - 2014
Aeneas Williams (Southern) - 2014

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HBCU Football History - Cricket Celebration Bowl

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On December 27, 1892, the journey to The Cricket Celebration Bowl and its trophy began when the first Black Intercollegiate football game was played between Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith University) and Livingstone College. On the snowy front lawn of Livingstone College in North Carolina, the teams played for nothing more than the love [...]

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Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 - 1832) was a silversmith and the founder of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the United States.

Humphreys was a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, one-tenth of his estate, to establish a school for "the descendants of the African race". This Institute for Colored Youth, later renamed Cheyney University, was founded in 1837 to provide educational opportunities for African Americans. Humphreys changed his will to include this bequest in 1829 after race riots occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"The second bequest is of $10,000.00 for the purpose of founding an institution for the education of the descendants of the African race. He left small legacies to a shelter for colored orphans and to three city dispensaries."

Humphreys was born on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands on February 13, 1750. Sarah Lake and Thomas Humphrey married in 1744 and had five children, Richard was the fourth-born to the couple. Sarah and Thomas were wealthy members of high-society Tortola, owning and profiting from enslaved African labor on their plantation. Richard Humphreys was one of a number of highly successful individuals who came from the Quaker congregation in that territory (others included William Thornton and John Lettsom).

1. ^ "Exploring a National Treasure" (PDF). Cheney University of Pennsylvania.
- Distance education more data could improve Education's ability to track technology at minority serving institutions. United States General Accounting Office. 2003. p. 38. ISBN 9781428939790.

2. ^ "America's Oldest Black College, Cheyney University, Could Face Financial Collapse". Huffington Post. Reuters. December 18, 2014.
- Floyd-Thomas, Stacey (2007). Black Church Studies: An Introduction. Abingdon Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780687332656.

3. ^ "Cheyney University celebrates 180-year anniversary with Founder's Day".

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Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 - 1832) was a silversmith and the founder of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the United States. Humphreys was a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, one-tenth of his estate, to establish a school for "the descendants of the African race".

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Humphreys was a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, one-tenth of his estate, to establish a school for "the descendants of the African race".

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On December 27, 1892, the journey to The Cricket Celebration Bowl and its trophy began when the first Black Intercollegiate football game was played between Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith University) and Livingstone College.

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Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established to serve the educational needs of black Americans. ... "At a time when many schools barred their doors to black Americans, these colleges offered the best, and often the only, opportunity for a higher education."

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Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established to serve the educational needs of black Americans. ... "At a time when many schools barred their doors to black Americans, these colleges offered the best, and often the only, opportunity for a higher education."

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Richard Humphreys is the founder is Cheyney University

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Richard Humphreys is the founder is Cheyney University

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February 25, 1837 was the day this University was established

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February 25, 1837 was the day this University was established

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I learned that the nations first HBCU is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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I learned that the nations first HBCU is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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