Friendship College

Friendship College
Friendship college as it appeared in 1910
Friendship college as it appeared in 1910
Former names
Friendship Normal and Industrial College,
Friendship Junior College
TypeHistorically black college
ActiveOctober 12, 1891 (1891-10-12)–December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16)[1]
FounderMasel Phillip Hall[2][3]
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Location
Rock Hill
,
South Carolina
,
29730
,
United States

34°55′41″N 81°01′58″W / 34.927970°N 81.032830°W / 34.927970; -81.032830
Colors   Purple and Gold
Sporting affiliations
South Atlantic Athletic Conference[4]
MascotTigers

Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891, and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[4][3] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.

The founding president of Friendship College was Rev. M.P. Hall.[3][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.[4]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Earley, Pete (1981-12-16). "Friendship College Closing Its Doors Friday". Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Friendship College". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. 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.
  3. ^ a b c Hartshorn, W. N.; Penniman, George W., eds. (1910). An Era of Progress and Promise: 1863–1910. Boston, MA: Priscilla Pub. Co. OCLC 5343815.
  4. ^ a b c "America's Lost Colleges". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ Bacote, Samuel William (1913). "M.P. Hall, AM, DD". Who's Who Among the Colored Baptists of the United States . The Library of Congress. Kansas City, MO, Franklin Hudson Publishing Co. pp. 76–77.
  6. ^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended Friendship Junior College". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.


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