Benjamin Davis Morton
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Parents
Ann Nancy Bourne
Ann Nancy Bourne
1801 - 1870
Ambrose Morton
Ambrose Morton
1801 - 1865
Siblings
John Bourne Morton
John Bourne Morton
1830 - 1905
Susan Jane Morton
Susan Jane Morton
1840 - 1895

1837


May 28
1837 • In Philadelphia, The Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) is founded as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States.

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