Founded in 1855 by the abolitionist John Gregg Fee (1816–1901), Berea College admitted both black and white students in a fully integrated curriculum, making it the first non-segregated, coeducational college in the South and one of a handful of institutions of higher learning to admit both male and female students in the mid-19th century... In 1866, Bereas first full year after the war, it had 187 students, of whom 96 were black and 91 white... In 1904, the Kentucky state legislatures passage of the Day Law disrupted Bereas interracial education by prohibiting education of black and white students together. The college challenged the law in state court and further appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in Berea College v. Kentucky. When the challenge failed, the college had to become a segregated school, but it set aside funds to help establish the Lincoln Institute near Louisville to educate black students... In 1950, when the law was amended to allow integration of schools at the college level, Berea promptly resumed its integrated policies... Berea was founded by Protestant Christians. It maintains a Christian identity separate from any particular denomination. The colleges motto, God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth, is taken from Acts 17:26. One General Studies course is focused on Christian faith, as every student is required to take an Understandings of Christianity course. In effort to be sensitive to the diverse preferences and experiences of student and faculty, these courses are designed to be taught with respect for the unique spiritual journey of each individual, regardless of religious identification.
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