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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were academic, social, political and emotional incubators for newly emancipated and free born African Americans. Towards, this end the pedagogical formation of these institutions greatly impacted discussions of race, character and uplift. Early enrollments included students from a variety of regional/cultural backgrounds, academic abilities and innate desire. During these formative years Kelly Miller, a South Carolinian, attended Howard University and in 1886 graduated with an A.B. degree. From 1890 to 1934 Kelly Miller and Howard University were mutually exclusive; so much so that Howard in many circles became known as Miller's …