nge_ngen_h-1456 h-1456 ngen nge yes Morehouse College Huff, Christopher Allen African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) Encyclopedia article about Morehouse College, one of ten historically black colleges and universities in Georgia. Located a few miles from downtown Atlanta in the historic West End district, Morehouse is one of only five all-male colleges in the United States and the only one for African Americans. Founded after the Civil War (1861-65) as a school for the training of preachers, Morehouse has become one of the most prestigious colleges for African Americans in the nation. In fall 2004 enrollment was approximately 3,000. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) Georgia Humanities Council University of Georgia. Press Merrill-Hall New Media GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) 2006-02-06 Articles http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1456 Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2006-02-06 Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Cite as: "Morehouse College," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. 20090526 204847