Louisville Municipal College

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Louisville Municipal College

Former name

| Louisville Municipal College for Negros

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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

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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

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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

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The school newspaper was The Bantam.[6]

### Fraternities and Sororities

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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

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The football team was the Bantams.[15]

Football seasons ran from at least 1934 to 1949 and included 1946 and 1947.[16][17]

## Notable alumni, faculty and staff

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### Alumni

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* 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.[18]

### Faculty and Staff

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* 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

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

## External links

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

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