There are more than one-hundred historically black colleges and universities in the United States today. These institutions have formed since their beginning in 1837 when their primary responsibility was to teach the slaves that got free to read and write. At the beginning of the 21st century historically Black colleges and universities began to offer African American students a place to earn a sense of identity, heritage and community. Historically black colleges and universities, also known …showed first 75 words of 1245 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1245 total…or university rather than a historically black college or university. HBCUs are culturally, historically and economically needed for African Americans in our society. The average law salary for a black Maryland graduate is fifty-four thousand, seven hundred and eight dollars. The average law salary for a Howard graduate is seventy one thousand, three hundred and four. Now you tell me, if you were an African American pursuing a college education, which schools would you attend?