United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981896A black and white photograph of the Clark University class of 1896. In 1869 Clark College was founded by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was named for Bishop Davis Wasgatt Clark, who was the first President of the Freedmen's Aid Society and became Bishop in 1864. In 1877, Clark College was chartered as Clark University. In 1988 Clark University and Atlanta University combined to form the Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.image/jpegauc.003.clax1.18960000.pho0264.jpgDigital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/African American college students--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American women college students--Georgia--AtlantaUniversities and colleges--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American universities and colleges--Georgia--AtlantaClark University (Atlanta, Ga.)African Methodist Episcopal Church--Georgia--AtlantaClark Atlanta UniversityPhotograph of the Clark University Class of 1896, Atlanta, GeorgiaStillImage