Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically Black Roman Catholic university in the United States, was founded on this day in New Orleans. Established by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, the university was created to provide quality education to African American students during a time of deep racial segregation. Xavier has since become nationally recognized for placing more African American students into medical school than any other U.S. institution.
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