FSU gets back to its roots in scholarship fundraiser
Fayetteville State University is drawing on its historical roots in an upcoming scholarship fundraiser.When Fayetteville State University was founded in 1867, $136 had the purchasing power of $2,382 today.The $136 is significant because seven prominent African American men raised that amount to purchase two lots of land on Gillespie Street for the future home of a school to educate black children.And the rest is history.Drawing on this historical […]
