EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Richmond, VA

Founding Date:
1865

Enrollment:
1525

Official Website:
http://www.vuu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry Doby	Baseball	13-Dec-1923	18-Jun-2003	First African-American in AL
Walter E. Fauntroy	Activist	6-Feb-1933		Congressman from DC, 1971-91
Charles E. Freeman	Judge	12-Dec-1933		Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Charles S. Johnson	Sociologist	24-Jul-1893	27-Oct-1956	The Negro in Chicago
Benjamin J. Lambert III	Politician	29-Jan-1937		Virginia State Senate
Randall Robinson	Activist	6-Jul-1941		What America Owes to Blacks
Frank S. Royal	Doctor	c. 1939		Family practitioner, Richmond
Ben Wallace	Basketball	10-Sep-1974		Cleveland Cavaliers
Booker T. Washington	Educator	5-Apr-1856	14-Nov-1915	Founder, Tuskegee Institute
L. Douglas Wilder	Politician	17-Jan-1931		Governor of Virginia, 1990-94
Jeremiah Wright	Religion	22-Sep-1941		Trinity United Church of Christ

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas E. Capps	Business	31-Oct-1935		CEO of Dominion Resources, 1990-2005
Benjamin J. Lambert III	Politician	29-Jan-1937		Virginia State Senate
Rayford W. Logan	Historian	7-Jan-1897	4-Nov-1982	The Negro in American Life and Thought
Frank S. Royal	Doctor	c. 1939		Family practitioner, Richmond
Mark Warner	Politician	15-Dec-1954		US Senator from Virginia
Jeremiah Wright	Religion	22-Sep-1941		Trinity United Church of Christ

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