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September 19th

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  1. 1865
    The Rise

    Atlanta University founded

    The American Missionary Association charters Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. W.E.B. Du Bois later conducts the Atlanta Studies there, the first systematic sociological research on Black life in the United States.

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