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| ====== Edward A. Jones ====== | ====== Edward A. Jones ====== | ||
| - | The Reverend Edward A. Jones was the first black person to receive a degree from Trinity College, then known as [[washington_college|Washington College]], and one of the first Black college graduates in the United States. He was also one of the first recipients of an [[honorary_degrees|honorary degree]] from Trinity. | + | The Reverend Edward A. Jones was the first Black person to receive a degree from Trinity College, then known as [[washington_college|Washington College]], and one of the first Black college graduates in the United States. He was also one of the first recipients of an [[honorary_degrees|honorary degree]] from Trinity. |
| Jones was the son of a freedman from Charleston, South Carolina. With the help of his father, who was a hotel keeper and caterer, Jones enrolled in Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1822. Graduating from Amherst College on August 23, 1826, he was among the first Black Americans to receive a college degree. | Jones was the son of a freedman from Charleston, South Carolina. With the help of his father, who was a hotel keeper and caterer, Jones enrolled in Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1822. Graduating from Amherst College on August 23, 1826, he was among the first Black Americans to receive a college degree. | ||
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