LeMoyne-Owen College
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Former names
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LeMoyne College Owen College |
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| Motto | Gubernatio. Opportunitas. Inclino. |
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Motto in English
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Leadership. Opportunity. Change. |
| Type | Private, HBCU |
| Established | 1968 LeMoyne College - 1871 Owen College - 1947 |
| Affiliation | United Church of Christ |
| President | Dr. Andrea Miller |
| Students | 600 |
| Location |
Memphis, TN, USA 35°07′18″N 90°02′06″W / 35.12175°N 90.03495°WCoordinates: 35°07′18″N 90°02′06″W / 35.12175°N 90.03495°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Magicians |
| Website | www.loc.edu |
LeMoyne–Owen College is a fully accredited, four-year private historically black college located in Memphis, Tennessee, affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War.
LeMoyne–Owen College was formed through the 1968 merger of LeMoyne College and Owen College, both private, historically black, church-affiliated colleges.
LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School was founded in 1862, when the American Missionary Association (AMA) sent Lucinda Humphrey to open an elementary school at Camp Shiloh (Tennessee) for free blacks and escaped slaves. This was one of more than ten schools founded by the AMA, an integrated organization led by black and white Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian ministers.
The school was established soon after the occupation of Memphis by Federal troops during the Civil War; they were based at Camp Shiloh outside the city limits to the south. First known as Lincoln Chapel, the school relocated into Memphis proper in 1863 from south of the city. In 1866 it was destroyed during white race riots that broke out following the withdrawal of federal troops.
The school was rebuilt, and in 1867 it reopened with 150 students and six teachers. In 1870, Francis Julius LeMoyne (1798-1879), a Washington, Pennsylvania doctor, donated $20,000 to the American Missionary Association to build an elementary and secondary school for prospective teachers. LeMoyne, who was a notable abolitionist, traveled from his Pennsylvania home to visit the new school. He donated a clock for the school's tower.
The Memphis yellow fever epidemic started in 1873 and took a toll on many school personnel.
Under the leadership of the third principal, Andrew J. Steele, the school enjoyed three decades of growth and development.
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