American Baptist College (also known as American Baptist Theological Seminary or ABTS) is a small, predominantly African American liberal arts college located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1924, its predecessor was Roger Williams University, a black college begun in the late-19th century and closed in the early 20th century (Its campus is now occupied by Peabody College of Vanderbilt University). Primarily a school designed to train African American Baptist ministers, its student body was highly influential in the civil rights movement. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Nickname: Music City Official website: http://www. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Civil Rights Movement in the United States, political, legal, and social struggle to gain full citizenship rights for African American and to achieve racial equality. ...

History

The college officially opened under the name of the American Baptist Theological Seminary on September 14, 1924. In 1971, the school became an accredited four-year undergraduate bible college, and its official name was changed to American Baptist College. A Bible college is a tertiary education institution for the purpose of instructing students to prepare them for ordination to Christian ministry (i. ...

Famous graduates

• John Lewis, Georgia congressman
• James Bevel, civil rights leader
• Bernard LaFayette, educator

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External link

• American Baptist College Website