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Louisville Municipal College - Wikipedia

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Louisville Municipal College
Former name	Louisville Municipal College for Negros
Type	Private
Active	1931–1951
Parent institution	University of Louisville
Location	Louisville , Kentucky , United States

Louisville Municipal College was a historically black college located in Louisville, Kentucky which existed from 1931 to 1951.

History

In 1920, a bond issue for funding of University of Louisville (which required a two-thirds affirmative vote) failed in part due to Negro opposition, as the bond issue would have used taxes of Negros, however University of Louisville did not allow Negros to attend.^[1] In 1925, after compromises including sharing 10% ($100 thousand of the $1 Million of the bond) proceeds with a College for Negros.^[2]

Progress on the College for Negros was delayed by the deaths of two University of Louisville Presidents while in Office: President Arthur Younger Ford (President from 1914 to 1926) and his successor, George Colvin (President from 1926 to 1928).^[2]^[3]

The school was founded on the former location of Simmons College of Kentucky. Simmons, founded in 1879 had had its location at Seventh and Kentucky forclosed in 1930,^[4] Simmons College continued operations elsewhere in Louisville, eventually returning to the Seventh and Kentucky location in 2006.^[5]

Deans

Deans of Louisville Municipal College:^[2]

Rufus Early Clement, 1931–1937
David A. Lane, 1937–1942
Bertram W. Doyle, 1942–1950

In the last year before the merger, Louisville Municipal College did not have a dean.

Student activities

The school newspaper was The Bantam.^[6]

Fraternities and Sororities

The college had chapters of the following National Pan-Hellenic Council Fraternities and Sororities.

Alpha Phi Alpha - Alpha Pi chapter - May 7, 1934^[7]
Alpha Kappa Alpha - Beta Epsilon chapter - November 6, 1933^[8]
Kappa Alpha Psi - Alpha Omicron chapter - June 15, 1933^[9]^[10]
Delta Sigma Theta - Xi chapter - April 15, 1922^[11] (originally chartered at Simmons College)
Phi Beta Sigma - Tau chapter - April 25, 1925^[12] (originally chartered at Simmons College)
Sigma Gamma Rho - Delta chapter - 1930s^[13]
Zeta Phi Beta - Delta Alpha chapter - 1934^[14]

Athletics

The football team was the Bantams.^[15]

Football seasons ran from at 1931 to 1949 and included 1946 and 1947.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Basketball was also played through 1950^[19]

Notable alumni, faculty and staff

Alumni

Elmer Lucille Allen - Ceramic artist and chemist
Leon Bibb (musician) - American folk singer
Fannie R. Givens - artist, missionary, and political activist
Cynthia Jenkins - American librarian, community activist, and politician from New York.
Alberta Odell Jones - African-American attorney and civil rights icon
Georgia Davis Powers - First African American and first woman elected to the Kentucky State Senate.^[20]

Faculty and Staff

Earl Brown - American Negro league pitcher, journalist, and politician
Rufus Early Clement - American academic administrator and university president, first dean of LMC.
Donald Anderson Edwards - African American physicist
Eliza Atkins Gleason - African American librarian
Virginia Lacy Jones -African American librarian
Dwight T. Reed - Football coach at LMC and Lincoln University in Missouri
Hazel Browne Williams - African American librarian

References

^ Notable Kentucky African Americans Database - Louisville Municipal College for Negroes
^ ^a ^b ^c University of Louisville, Archives & Special Collections (ASC), Louisville Municipal College History: LMC History
^ New York Times, July 23, 1928 GEORGE COLVIN DEAD.; President of University of Louisville Victim of Appendicitis.
^ Simmons College of Kentucky nears accreditation
^ "Simmons going back to school's roots". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ Linda L. Wilson Louisville Municipal College collection
^ Alpha Phi Alpha Historical Marker
^ Alpha Kappa Alpha Historical Marker
^ Kappa Alpha Psi Historical Marker
^ Kappa Alpha Psi holds ‘Kappa Week’ to connect with students and community The Louisville Cardinal
^ Delta Sigma Theta Historical Marker
^ Phi Beta Sigma Historical Marker
^ Sigma Gamma Rho Historical Marker
^ Zeta Phi Beta Historical Marker
^ "Municipal Loses 32 to 0 In Vulcan Bowl". The Courier-Journal. January 2, 1947. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Baltimore Afro American Newspaper Archives October 31, 1931 Page 15
^ "K.S.I.C. Beats Municipal 27-0". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1934. p. V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
^ Wilson Daily Times Newspaper Archives December 7, 1950 Page 12
^ Georgia Davis Powers Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians Poster

External links

Louisville Municipal College (LMC) scrapbook, University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections
Louisville Municipal College records, University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections

University of Louisville

Located in: Louisville, Kentucky

Schools

Campus

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Soccer Men's Women's Softball Ice hockey
Venues	Lynn Stadium L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Jim Patterson Stadium KFC Yum! Center
Other	Cardinal Bird Kentucky–Louisville rivalry Marching Band U of L Sports Network

People

Student life

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