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Lane College
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The Lane coat of arms consists of two shields, one within the other, and a banner with the College motto directly below them. The colors are cardinal and royal blue.
Former name
Colored Methodist Episcopal High School (1882–1883)
Lane Institute (1883–1896) [1]
MottoEsse, Non Videri (Latin)
Motto in English
"To Be, Not to Seem"
Type Private historically black college
Established1882
Religious affiliation
 Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
President Logan C. Hampton
Students822 (Fall 2023)
Location
Jackson, Tennessee
,
U.S.
CampusUrban, 55 acres (22 ha)
Colors    Cardinal and royal blue
Nickname Dragons
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Website www.lanecollege.edu
Lane College Historic District
LANE COLLEGE HISTORIC DISTRICT, JACKSON, MADISON COUNTY, TN.jpg
LocationLane Avenue
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Area4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectReuben A. Heavner (Main hall)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 87001117 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1987

Lane College is a private historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and located in Jackson, Tennessee. It offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences.

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History

Lane College was founded in 1882 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.; now known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church) as the C.M.E. High School. It was named after Methodist Bishop Isaac Lane, who co-founded the school. Planning for the school had begun in 1878, but the establishment was delayed by a yellow fever epidemic in the region in 1878. Its primary purpose was the education of newly freed enslaved persons, and the original curriculum focused on the preparation of "teachers and preachers." [3] [4] It became Lane Institute in 1883. [5]

In 1887, Rev. T. F. Saunders, a White former enslaver, and a member of the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was appointed the first president of Lane Institute. [6] In 1896 the college department was formed, and the Board of Trustees voted to change the name to Lane College. [6] Around 1902, many letters were written calling for a Black president for Lane College to the Christian Index, a magazine published by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. [7] In 1903, James Albert Bray, a Black graduate of Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) was elected president of Lane College, after T. F. Saunders resignation. [7]

Presidents

Academics

Lane College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate's and bachelor's degrees. [15]

Athletics

The Lane College Department of Athletics sponsors men's intercollegiate baseball, basketball, football, cross country, and tennis, along with women's intercollegiate softball, basketball, cross country, volleyball, and tennis. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Dragons and compete in Division II of the NCAA. The athletic teams compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Former Lane football player Jacoby Jones became the first player in history to score a receiving touchdown and a return touchdown in a Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.

Notable alumni

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Dennis Henry Anderson 1893Methodist minister, educator, and author [16]
Walt Bond American professional baseball player [17]
Jason Brookins 2001Former professional football player
Dave Clark 1934Pioneering African-American record promoter [18]
Tequila Harris 2000American mechanical engineer and professor [19]
Donald L. Hollowell 1947Civil rights lawyer and first African-American to be named regional director of a United States government agency (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). [20]
Fred Lane 1997Former professional football player
Beebe Steven Lynk 1892 Clubwoman and professor of medical Latin botany and materia medica at the University of West Tennessee [21]
Jacoby Jones 2007Former professional football player and college football coach [22] [23]
Fatima Massaquoi 1936Liberian educator and writer [24]
Chuck Rainey 1959Legendary musician with recording credits on thousands of recordings [25]
Elma Stuckey Poet and school teacher [26]
Leroy Tyus American politician, real estate developer, and state legislator in Missouri [27]
George L. Vaughn lawyer and judge in St. Louis, Missouri; involved in a prominent civil rights cases [28]

Namesake

SS Lane Victory, a World War II Victory Ship, one of the few surviving, was named for Lane College. It is now docked in San Pedro, California (which is part of the commercial harbor area of Los Angeles to the south of downtown). It is now open as a museum.[ citation needed ]

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The Lane Dragons football are the college football team representing Lane College. The Dragons compete in NCAA Division II as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Rothrock Stadium in Jackson, Tennessee and are currently led by head coach Vyron Brown, a former Grambling State University player and offensive coordinator.

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  2. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#87001117)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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