The Swift Story | An African-American University
Special | 27m 33s
Learn how the first institution of higher learning for Blacks in the region was created.
The Swift Memorial Institute in Rogersville, Tennessee, became a beacon of higher education in the rural South for African Americans,demonstrating, not only the power of education but the importance of doing what’s right, regardless of current ideas.
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Black in Appalachia is a local public television program presented by etpbs
Funding for Black in Appalachia is provided by Open Societies Foundations. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers like you.
The Swift Story | An African-American University
Special | 27m 33s
The Swift Memorial Institute in Rogersville, Tennessee, became a beacon of higher education in the rural South for African Americans,demonstrating, not only the power of education but the importance of doing what’s right, regardless of current ideas.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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