Richard Humphreys (philanthropist)
Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 – 1832)[1] was an American silversmith and philanthropist who founded a school for African Americans in Philadelphia. Originally called the African Institute, it was renamed the Institute for Colored Youth and eventually became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the United States.[2]
Bequest
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"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."[1]
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Literature
- Claus Bernet (2010). "Richard Humphreys (philanthropist)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 31. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 682–683. ISBN 978-3-88309-544-8.
References
- ^ a b c Jenkins, Charles (1923). Journal of the Friends Historical Society: Supplement No. 13, Tortola; A Quaker Experiment of Long Ago in the Tropics. London: Friends' Bookshop. pp. 62, 63, 74.
- ISBN 9781428939790.
- ISBN 9780687332656.
- ^ "Cheyney University celebrates 180-year anniversary with Founder's Day". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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