Livingstone College

Livingstone College
	Livingstone College Seal
Former names	Zion Wesley Institute
Motto	A Call To Commitment. Taking Livingstone College to the next level
Type	Private, HBCU
Established	1879
Affiliation	African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
President	Dr. Jimmy Jenkins
Academic staff	80
Students	1,200
Location	Salisbury , North Carolina , ; United States
Campus	Small town 272 acres (1.10 km2)
Colors	Columbia blue and Black;
Nickname	Blue Bears
Affiliations	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Website	www.livingstone.edu
	Livingstone College Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Livingstone College, September 2012
Location	W. Monroe St., Salisbury, North Carolina
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Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built	1882
Architectural style	Victorian Eclectic
NRHP Reference #	82003509
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1982

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Livingstone College is a private, historically black, four-year college in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Livingstone College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Social Work degrees.

History

Livingstone College along with Hood Theological Seminary began as Zion Wesley Institute in Concord, North Carolina in 1879. After fundraising by Dr. J. C. Price and Bishop J. W. Hood, the school was closed in Concord and re-opened in 1882 a few miles north in Salisbury.^[2]

Zion Wesley Institute was originally founded by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church. The institute changed its name to Livingstone College in 1887 to honor African missionary David Livingstone. That same year, the school granted its first degree.^[3] The first group of students to graduate included eight men and two women, the first black women to earn bachelor's degrees in North Carolina.^[4]

Originally beginning with 40 acres on a Salisbury farm called Delta Grove,^[2] Livingstone College now consists of 272 acres.^[5]

Livingstone College Historic District

The Livingstone College Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] The district encompasses 16 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object on the Livingstone College campus and adjacent residential sections in Salisbury. Notable buildings include the Price house (1884), Harris house (1889), Aggrey house (1912), Ballard Hall (1887), Dodge Hall (1886), Carnegie Library (1908), Goler Hall (1917), Hood Building (1910), and Price Memorial Building (1930-1943).^[6]

Student activities

The College offers a number of opportunities for students to participate in religious, social, cultural, recreational, and athletic activities.

Additionally, outstanding artists and lecturers are brought to campus to perform each year. Included in the Division of Student Services are Residence Life, Health Services, Student Activities/Smith Anderson Clark Student Center, Campus Ministry, and the Counseling Center.

Athletics

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Official athletics logo.

On the campus is an athletic marker erected in 1956 to commemorate the first African-American intercollegiate football game, in 1892.^[6]

Livingstone is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Its intercollegiate sports programs include basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, and track and field. The nickname for the school's teams is the Blue Bears.

The Livingstone College football team has had a long history since playing in the first Black college football game in 1892 against Johnson C. Smith University (then called Biddle University).^[7]

Notable alumni

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey		preacher, Pan-African thinker and educator	^{[citation needed]}
George Lincoln Blackwell	1888	theologian and author	^{[citation needed]}
Solomon Carter Fuller	1893	psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer's disease	^{[citation needed]}
Ben Coates	1990	former NFL All-Pro tight end for New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens	^{[citation needed]}
James Benson Dudley		was President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1896 until his death in 1925	^{[citation needed]}
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz	1938	1st Black President of the National Education Association & head of the United States Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor^[when?]	^{[citation needed]}
Vergel L. Lattimore		Air National Guard Brigadier General	^{[citation needed]}
Rev. John Kinard	1960	Minister, community activist, and first director of the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C.	^{[citation needed]}
Philip A. Payton, Jr.		known as the "Father of Harlem"	^{[citation needed]}
Wilmont Perry	1997	former NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints	^{[citation needed]}
John Terry	1991	former CFL All-Star for the Saskatchewan Roughriders	^{[citation needed]}
Norman Yokely		former baseball pitcher in negro league baseball. He played from 1926 to 1946 with several teams	^{[citation needed]}

Notable faculty

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Rufus Early Clement	Professor and dean	was the sixth and longest-serving president of historically black Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.	^{[citation needed]}
George James	Professor	was a South American historian and author, best known for his 1954 book Stolen Legacy, in which he argued that Greek philosophy originated in ancient Egypt.
Natrone Means	Football coach	Former professional American Football running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers of the NFL from 1993 to 2000.	^{[citation needed]}
Carolyn R. Payton	Professor		^{[citation needed]}
Norries Wilson	Football coach	he served as the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League, with the Columbia University football team.^[when?]	^{[citation needed]}

References

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Livingstone College

Contents

History

Livingstone College Historic District

Student activities

Athletics

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

External links

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