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The first healthcare facility in Florida for African-Americans was the Florida A&M College (FAMC) Hospital, known as the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Hospital after 1953. The school's original two-story, 19-bed wooden sanitarium was built in 1911 (since demolished), and provided medical care to patients of all races living in Leon and surrounding counties. It was supervised by Jennie Virginia Hilyer, RN, a graduate of Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C., later renamed Howard University Hospital. In 1926, Leonard H.B. Foote, MD, a graduate of Howard University Medical School of Nursing in 1936, the first baccalaureate nursing program in Florida. He led a 10-year campaign to construct a new modern brick hospital, which opened in 1950. As a major medical center, the hospital provided clinical training for students and opportunities for research. After the withdrawal of federal and state support, the doors of the historic hospital closed on December 12, 1971. Today, the hospital's legacy continues through Florida A&M University's School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and School of Allied Health Sciences.
Hampton's Quinton Chievous (3) falls while trying to catch a rebound during their game against Florida A&M at Hampton University on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2015.
The 17th-ranked UCF Knights open the season with a 62-0 rout of Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday night and Chris Pamatian was at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando Florida with My4oh7 keeping our #Sports fans #LockedIN. Stay #active with LockedIN Magazine
The 17th-ranked UCF Knights open the season with a 62-0 rout of Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday night and Chris Pamatian was at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando Florida with My4oh7 keeping our #Sports fans #LockedIN. Stay #active with LockedIN Magazine
The 17th-ranked UCF Knights open the season with a 62-0 rout of Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday night and Chris Pamatian was at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando Florida with My4oh7 keeping our #Sports fans #LockedIN. Stay #active with LockedIN Magazine
The 17th-ranked UCF Knights open the season with a 62-0 rout of Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday night and Chris Pamatian was at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando Florida with My4oh7 keeping our #Sports fans #LockedIN. Stay #active with LockedIN Magazine
Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is the only historically state supported educational facility for African Americans in Florida. It has always been co-educational. In 1890, the second Morrill Act was passed. This enabled the school to become the Black Land Grant College for the State of Florida. In 1891, the college was moved from its original location west of town to its present location, which was once the site of “Highwood,” Territorial Governor W.P. Duval’s slave plantation. It is on one of the highest hills in Tallahassee. The school was known as Florida A&M College from 1909 until 1953, when it attained university status.
On May 6, 1996, the historic Florida A&M College campus was listed in the National Register of Historic Places based on the school’s historic significance and the architectural style of its buildings. The designation also recognized the national achievements and contributions of FAMU students, alumni, faculty and staff. In 1997, in national competition, FAMU was named “College of the Year” in Time Magazine’s Princeton Review.
Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is the only historically state supported educational facility for African Americans in Florida. It has always been co-educational. In 1890, the second Morrill Act was passed. This enabled the school to become the Black Land Grant College for the State of Florida. In 1891, the college was moved from its original location west of town to its present location, which was once the site of “Highwood,” Territorial Governor W.P. Duval’s slave plantation. It is on one of the highest hills in Tallahassee. The school was known as Florida A&M College from 1909 until 1953, when it attained university status.
On May 6, 1996, the historic Florida A&M College campus was listed in the National Register of Historic Places based on the school’s historic significance and the architectural style of its buildings. The designation also recognized the national achievements and contributions of FAMU students, alumni, faculty and staff. In 1997, in national competition, FAMU was named “College of the Year” in Time Magazine’s Princeton Review.