Wilberforce University
Wilberforce University, located in
Wilberforce, Ohio, was founded in 1856. It was the first university owned and operated by
African-Americans, and is named for the
18th century English statesman and
abolitionist William Wilberforce. Wilberforce University is affiliated with the
A.M.E. Church and is a participant in the
United Negro College Fund.
See: Historically black colleges