Texas College, Tyler
Facts and practical information
Texas College is a private, historically black Christian Methodist Episcopal college in Tyler, Texas. It is affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, a predominantly black denomination which was at the time known as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. They planned to provide for education of African-American students, who were excluded from the segregated university system of Texas. They planned a full literary, scientific and classical education for theology, normal training of lower school teachers, music, commercial and industrial training, and agricultural and mechanical sciences. ()
Texas College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Caldwell Zoo, The Oil Palace, Broadway Square Mall, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.