Hampton University, Private research university in Hampton, United States
Hampton University is a private research university in Hampton on the Hampton River with teaching buildings, research facilities and student housing on a 127-hectare site. The campus sits along the water and includes several historic brick buildings alongside modern facilities for science and technology.
The institution opened in 1868 as Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and first offered training for freed Black people and later for Native Americans as well. After World War II the role gradually changed from vocational school to four-year college with research programs.
The museum on campus displays artwork and everyday objects from African and African American communities on a permanent basis. The collection began in 1868 and grew through donations from former students who came from different regions.
The institution offers 50 bachelor and 25 master programs as well as 9 doctoral programs at the main campus and at a satellite site in Virginia Beach. Visitors can enter the grounds and public areas during the day, though some buildings are accessible only to members of the college.
Under a large oak tree on campus, Union Army members read the text of the Emancipation Proclamation to listeners in the South for the first time in January 1863. This tree still stands today and can be visited freely.
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