Friendship College was a private Baptist historically black college, established in 1891, and located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[4][3] The school was closed permanently in 1981, and demolished after a fire.
 Friendship college as it appeared in 1910 | |
Former names | Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Friendship Junior College |
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| Type | Historically black college |
| Active | October 12, 1891–December 16, 1981[1] |
| Founder | Masel Phillip Hall[2][3] |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| Location | , South Carolina , 29730 , United States 34°55′41″N 81°01′58″W / 34.927970°N 81.032830°W |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
Sporting affiliations | South Atlantic Athletic Conference[4] |
| Mascot | Tigers |
The founding president of Friendship College was Rev. M.P. Hall.[3][5]
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Friendship college had teams in baseball, football, and basketball. One basketball player from the school, Harthorne Wingo, played in the NBA and was an NBA Finals champion.[6] Their football team lost 106–0 to Florida Normal in 1947, and 142–0 to Edward Waters in 1964.[4]
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References edit
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- ^ Earley, Pete (1981-12-16). "Friendship College Closing Its Doors Friday". Washington Post.
- ^ "Friendship College". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011.
Founded in 1891 by Dr. Masel Phillip Hall, Friendship Normal and Industrial Institute served as a place for young African-American to be educated so that they could move forward in society as ministers and educators.
- ^ a b c Hartshorn, W. N.; Penniman, George W., eds. (1910). An Era of Progress and Promise: 1863–1910. Boston, MA: Priscilla Pub. Co. OCLC 5343815.
- ^ a b c "America's Lost Colleges". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Bacote, Samuel William (1913). "M.P. Hall, AM, DD". Who's Who Among the Colored Baptists of the United States . The Library of Congress. Kansas City, MO, Franklin Hudson Publishing Co. pp. 76–77.
- ^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended Friendship Junior College". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.