Friendship College Explained

Friendship College
Image Alt:Friendship college as it appeared in 1910
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Former Names:Friendship Normal and Industrial College,
Friendship Junior College
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Type:Historically black college
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Founder:Masel Phillip Hall[2]
Religious Affiliation:Baptist
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City:Rock Hill
State:South Carolina
Country:United States
Zipcode:29730
Coordinates:34.928°N -81.0328°W
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Colors: Purple and Gold
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Sporting Affiliations:South Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mascot:Tigers
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Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891, and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[3] [4] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.

The founding president of Friendship College was Rev. M.P. Hall.[5]

Athletics

Friendship college had teams in baseball, football, and basketball. One basketball player from the school, Harthorne Wingo, played in the NBA and was an NBA Finals champion.[6] Their football team lost 106–0 to Florida Normal in 1947, and 142–0 to Edward Waters in 1964.[3]

See also

References

  1. News: Earley . Pete . 1981-12-16 . Friendship College Closing Its Doors Friday . Washington Post .
  2. Web site: Friendship College . Founded in 1891 by Dr. Masel Phillip Hall, Friendship Normal and Industrial Institute served as a place for young African-American to be educated so that they could move forward in society as ministers and educators.. https://web.archive.org/web/20110312194008/http://www.friendshipcollege.org/index.html . March 12, 2011 . dead.
  3. Web site: America's Lost Colleges. 7 September 2016.
  4. Book: An Era of Progress and Promise: 1863–1910 . Priscilla Pub. Co. . 1910 . Hartshorn . W. N. . Boston, MA . en . 5343815 . Penniman . George W..
  5. Book: Bacote, Samuel William . Who's Who Among the Colored Baptists of the United States .. . 1913 . Kansas City, MO, Franklin Hudson Publishing Co. . The Library of Congress . 76–77 . M.P. Hall, AM, DD.
  6. Web site: NBA & ABA Players Who Attended Friendship Junior College . 2016-09-07 . Basketball-Reference.com.