Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically Black university in the United States, was established as the Institute for Colored Youth on December 25, 1837. Founded through the bequest of philanthropist Richard Humphreys, it aimed to provide education for African Americans during a time when access to formal schooling was severely limited. It later became known as Cheyney State College and is now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
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