![]() As early as 1902, African American Disciples had attempted establish a school in Dixon, Texas. Jarvis, prodded by his wife, graciously gave 418 acres of land near Hawkins to establish the school that bears their name.Īfrican Americans in Texas also displayed a remarkable desire and determination to help themselves by canvassing churches and communities, recruiting students, and doing manual labor to help establish and support the institute. Jarvis and his wife, Ida Van Zandt Jarvis, felt morally and divinely obligated to lift up formerly enslaved Africans in the Lone Star State. ![]() Founded in 1912 near Hawkins, Texas, the Jarvis Christian Institute (renamed Jarvis Christian College in 1927), owed its existence to both the philanthropy of white Disciples of Christ and to the initiative of African American Disciples of Christ. ![]()
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