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4 unusual facts about Virginia Union University


Anthony Peeler

Following retirement from playing, Peeler returned to college and finished his degree at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia.

Charles E. Freeman

Originally from Virginia, Freeman (the surname may have been adopted when his father's family was freed from slavery by Quakers before the Civil War) did his undergraduate work at Virginia Union University and earned his J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School.

Northwest Cabarrus High School

Jay Bostick, (2007) Virginia Union University Football Player (DL)(Northwest Cabarrus Single Season Sack Record with 19.5,set in 2006.

Tamarat Makonnen

A graduate of Virginia Union University, with a degree in English Language Arts, the native New Yorker received his big break directing the music video "The Beginning of the End" for EMI recording artists Boogiemonsters.


Boyce Courtney Williams

She received several honorary Ph.Ds from various universities and colleges including Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Union University, University of Arkansas, Stillman College, Lincoln University of Missouri and Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) (2009).

Jesse Max Barber

Born in Blackstock, South Carolina, to former slave parents, Jesse Max Barber was educated at Benedict College and Virginia Union University, where he was student editor of the University Journal and president of the Literary Society.

Richmond 34

The Richmond 34 refers to a group of Virginia Union University students who participated in a nonviolent sit in at the lunch counter of Thalhimers department store in downtown Richmond, Virginia.


see also

Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.

Powell was active in a variety of educational institutions and community organizations; he was among the founders of the National Urban League; a trustee of Virginia Union University, Downington Industrial and Agricultural School in Pennsylvania, which operated until 1993; the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, DC; and the White Rose Industrial Home in New York, all historically black colleges and schools.