an abolitionist, who administered Wayland for 30 years (1867-1897). Over the 30 years King led Wayland, the other branch of the originally planned National Theological Institute at Richmond had faced even greater challenges than Wayland. There, the first classes were actually held in a former "slave jail" building.

George Rice Hovey served as president of the school from 1897 to 1899.

1899: Merger to form Virginia Union University

During the

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