By Anna Marie Imbordino Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were born of necessity and powered by tradition, but today these institutions continue to empower generations through education. Today’s college students might find it hard to imagine a world where education could be legally denied based solely on the color of one’s skin. But for Black Americans, both enslaved and free, living in the decades leading up to the Civil War, learning to read or write was not only forbidden but often dangerous and, in some cases, even deadly. Unfortunately, few firsthand accounts from the period detail the personal experiences
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