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What were some of the first colleges established for African Americans? What was their initial emphasis? List them by name, location, and focus.

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The Institute for Colored Youth, the first higher education institution for blacks, was founded in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, in 1837. It was followed by two other black institutions--Lincoln University, in Pennsylvania (1854), and Wilberforce University, in Ohio (1856).

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