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Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
1953. first African-American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics; former Chair, mathematics department at Spelman College. John Hope Franklin. 1935. historian, professor, scholar, author of landmark text From Slavery to Freedom. Victor O. Frazer. United States House of Representatives (1995–1997) Alonzo Fulgham.
Photo courtesy University of Maryland Art Gallery, used with permission. David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931 – April 1, 2020) was an American artist, scholar and curator; recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. [1] [2] In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world's leading authorities ...
Fisk University gymnast Alyssa Wiggins, left, celebrates after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Tennessee Collegiate Classic meet in Lebanon, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
For those who cannot attend the Fisk Jubilee Singers tribute in person, the event will be livestreamed Friday evening on Facebook, beginning at 7 p.m. The livestream can be found at the Fisk ...
History Fisk Jubilee Singers, circa 1870s. The singers were organized as a fundraising effort for Fisk University. The historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, was founded by the American Missionary Association and local supporters after the end of the American Civil War to educate freedmen and other young African Americans.
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Nettie Evalyn Tressel McKenzie. Fayette Avery McKenzie (July 31, 1872–September 1, 1957) was an American educator and president of Fisk University from 1915 to 1925. [1] He received his doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908. His dissertation, The American Indian in Relation to the White Population of the United States ...