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Explore names and data for almost 9,500 African American students (from 1817 to 1980) whose information and stories we’ve uncovered through this project.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, May 1912.

About The Database

Through an exhaustive and ongoing process of research and verification, the African American Student Project has identified almost 9,500 individual names and collected information on hometowns, local addresses, years of attendance, membership in campus organizations, degrees, and fields of study.

If known, the database also tracks membership in campus organizations, especially fraternities and sororities, involvement in varsity sports, and military service.

We invite you to explore, make connections, and learn about these extraordinary men and women.

For more information on how we acquired and verified the information in our database, please see our Resources and Research section.

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U-M Degrees

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The letter abbreviation for the specific degree that a student received, i.e. B.S. (Bachelor of Science).
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Degree
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The academic field or specialty in which a degree was earned. This is often a department or program.
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Degree
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The general level of degree that a student received, i.e. Undergraduate.
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The division (School or College) within the University of Michigan from which the student received their degree, i.e. Literature, Science, and Arts (LSA).
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U-M College Name

Years

U-M Enrollment Years

Enrollment year is based on the academic year with Fall, Winter, and Summer terms.

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[From] Searches for the beginning year of a date span. [To] Searches for the end year of a date span. To search for a single year, enter the year in both the To and From boxes. The enrollment year is based on the academic calendar. For example, the enrollment year 1955 includes Fall term 1954, Winter term 1955, and Summer term 1955. The database includes separate records for each year/term with a discrete address.
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U-M Graduated Years

The year in which a U-M degree was awarded. There is a separate record for each degree awarded.

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[From] Searches for the beginning year of a date span. [To] Searches for the end year of a date span. To search for a single year, enter the year in both the To and From boxes. Date is based on the calendar year in which a degree was awarded. The date of “Winter” graduation changed over the years from January to December.
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Enrollment Term searches can be set to search for the standard academic year by selecting Fall/Winter. To search only summer sessions, select Summer. To search Fall/Winter and Summer combined, select All Terms.
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Activities

Please first select an Activity Type to see available Organizations/Activities.
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A defined list of broad categories of activities, primarily while person was at U-M, with a few reflecting military or post-U-M academic activities.
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Activity Type
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A relatively controlled list of specific campus organizations, clubs or activities. Faculty/admin indicates College level academic, administrative, or staff appointments.
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Places

Hometown

The “hometown” of a person based on information from student directories, registration cards, or other sources. A few persons may have multiple hometowns, e.g. if they had a different hometown during undergraduate and graduate school.

Please first select a state/region/province to see available cities.
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A defined list of states/Canadian provinces using postal code abbreviations.
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Hometown State
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A Dropdown, alphabetical list of all hometown cities in database.
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Hometown City
Local Address

A person’s local or commuting address based on student directories, registration cards, or other cities. Each enrollment year record will have a local address record unless local address is unknown.

Please first select a City to see available Streets and Street Numbers.
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Name of city, overwhelmingly Ann Arbor with some for Detroit, Ypsilanti, and other regional cities.
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City
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Name of the street or university residence hall.
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Street
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Number of the street
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Street number

Other Degrees and Schools

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Search for degrees earned at other (not U-M) schools and colleges by defined degree types: undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, professional, honorary, certificate
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Degree Type
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The academic field/specialty in which a degree was earned. Not all records specify a degree field.
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Degree Field
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Name of degree earned at non-U-M school.
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College Name
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Name of the non-U-M school where a person attended/received a degree.
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Do you have a name we may have missed, a correction, or other relevant information? We are eager to hear from you.