Type | Private African American university |
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Active | 1926 | –after 1943
Founder | B. F. Bowles |
President | B. F. Bowles (1926–1928), Herman Dreer (1934–?) |
Location | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Douglass University was a university established for African Americans in 1926 in located in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] It was the second university in the state of Missouri to admit African American students; and it was the second U.S. law school that admitted African Americans for a full law degree.[2] The university moved locations many times within the same city; as well as remained active off-and-on for decades after its founding.