Established in 1875, Knoxville College is one of Tennessee’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities and remains a vital institution for higher education among African Americans in East Tennessee. Founded by the United Presbyterian Church of North America to serve freed men and women, it opened as a normal school for training teachers before becoming a full college two years later. The college occupies a 39-acre campus in Knoxville’s Mechanicsville neighborhood. Many of its early structures were built by students, using bricks they made themselves. Over the years, the campus became not only an educational site but also a hub
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