Why Historically Black Colleges Are Enjoying a Renaissance
As racial tensions escalate, campuses are seeing a surge in enrollment and a new brand of African-American activism.
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity alumni at Clark Atlanta University welcome new members (left) of the oldest Greek-lettered organization for African Americans, which counts Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Martin Luther King, Jr., in its ranks.
Photograph by Nina Robinson
ByClint Smith
Photographs byNina RobinsonandRuddy Roye
Published March 12, 2018
• 25 min read
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