The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) has added Reverend John Gregg Fee to the Hall of Fame. Other inductees in the 2016 class include Beriah Green, Angelina Grimké, and James W.C. Pennington. Continue reading Rev. John Gregg Fee, Berea College Founder, Inducted to National Abolition Hall of Fame; First Southerner With This Distinction →
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150th Anniversary of Berea College’s Incorporation
April 5, 1866 – Berea College’s Incorporation is Completed
Berea College was founded by John G. Fee, a Kentucky slaveholder’s son, in 1855. Fee became convinced that slavery was a tremendous moral and spiritual evil. He preached a “gospel of impartial love” that defined not only the early programs and policies of the College but the emerging village of Berea as well. Fee envisioned a school that would educate “not merely in the ordinary branches of learning but in love as first in religion and justice as in government.” Continue reading 150th Anniversary of Berea College’s Incorporation →