United Negro College Fund
Dr. Frederick D. Patterson founded the United Negro College Fund in 1944. He and the presidents of the member colleges of the Fund began meeting in 1946 at Holly Knoll, the retirement home of the late Robert Russa Moton. Patterson had established Holly Knoll Associates in 1945 to serve as a conference center for black educators. Their meetings contributed to the growth and reputation of the United Negro College Fund, which aids more than 40 historically black colleges, and provides student scholarships and “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
Marker is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
