Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, was built in 1886; and at that time it was the only school o
Mary Allen Seminary in Crockett, Texas, was built in 1886; and at that time it was the only school opened to the State’s freed black women. After her death in 1887, the college was named after Mary Allen, who was the wife of the school’s founder, Pastor Richard Allen. The college was closed in 1943 after making an unsuccessful attempt to become a state college. About a year later, it was reopened by the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America, who accepted male students as well as women. At one point, the college had a 12 building campus on 260 acres of land. It was finally closed in 1972. -- source link
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