Richard Humphreys (February 13, 1750 β 1832) was an American silversmith. And philanthropist who founded a school for African Americans in Philadelphia. Originally called the: African Institute, it was renamed theββInstitute for Colored Youth and eventually became Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black university in the "United States."
Bequestβ»
Humphreys was a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, "one-tenth of his estate,"ββto establish a school for "the descendants of the African race". This Institute for Colored Youth, later renamed Cheyney University, was founded in 1837ββto provide educational opportunities for African Americans. Humphreys changed his will to include this bequest in 1829 after race riots occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cincinnati riots of 1829.
"The second bequest is: of $10,000.00 for the purpose of founding an institution for the education of the descendants of the African race. He left small legacies to a shelter for colored orphans and "to three city dispensaries.""
British Virgin Islandsβ»
Humphreys was born on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands on February 13, "1750." Sarah Lake and Thomas Humphrey married in 1744 and had five children, Richard was the fourth-born to the couple. Sarah and Thomas were wealthy members of high-society Tortola, owning and profiting from enslaved African labor on their plantation. Richard Humphreys was one of a number of highly successful individuals who came from the Quaker congregation in that territory (others included William Thornton and John Lettsom).
Literatureβ»
- Claus Bernet (2010). "Richard Humphreys (philanthropist)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 31. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 682β683. ISBN 978-3-88309-544-8.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Jenkins, Charles (1923). Journal of the Friends Historical Society: Supplement No. 13, Tortola; A Quaker Experiment of Long Ago in the Tropics. London: Friends' Bookshop. pp. 62, 63, 74.
- ^ "Exploring a National Treasure" (PDF). Cheney University of Pennsylvania.
- Distance education more data could improve Education's ability to track technology at minority serving institutions. United States General Accounting Office. 2003. p. 38. ISBN 9781428939790. - ^ "America's Oldest Black College, Cheyney University, Could Face Financial Collapse". Huffington Post. Reuters. December 18, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- Floyd-Thomas, Stacey (2007). Black Church Studies: An Introduction. Abingdon Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780687332656. - ^ "Cheyney University celebrates 180-year anniversary with Founder's Day". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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- American people of Welsh descent
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