Lane College

Lane College
	The Lane coat of arms consists of two shields, one within the other, and a banner with the College motto directly below them. The colors are cardinal and royal blue.
Motto	Esse Non Videri
Type	Private historically black college
Established	1882
Religious affiliation	Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
President	Dr. Logan C. Hampton
Students	1,426
Location	Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Campus	Urban, 55 acres
Colors	Cardinal and Royal Blue;
Athletics	NCAA Division II
Nickname	Dragons
Affiliations	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Website	www.lanecollege.edu
	Lane College Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	Lane Ave., Jackson, Tennessee
Area	4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
Built	1905
Architect	Reuben A. Heavner (Main hall)
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001117
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1987

Lane College is a private historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and located in Jackson, Tennessee. It offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences.

History[]

Lane College was founded in 1882 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church in America as the C.M.E. High School. It was named after Methodist Bishop Isaac Lane who co-founded the school. Planning for the school had begun in 1878, but the school's establishment was delayed by a yellow fever epidemic in the region in 1878. Its primary purpose was the education of newly freed slaves, and the original curriculum focused on the preparation of "teachers and preachers."^[2]^[3]

Academics[]

Lane College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate's and bachelor's degrees.^[4]

Athletics[]

The Lane College Department of Athletics sponsors men's intercollegiate baseball, basketball, football, cross country, and tennis along with women's intercollegiate softball, basketball, cross country, volleyball, and tennis. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Dragons and compete in Division II of the NCAA. The athletic teams compete as a part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Notable alumni[]

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Fatima Massaquoi	1936	Pioneering Liberian educator	^[5]
Donald L. Hollowell	1947	Civil rights lawyer. He was the first African-American to be named regional director of a United States government agency (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).	^[6]
Chuck Rainey	1959	Legendary musician with recording credits on thousands of recordings	^[7]
Fred Lane	1997	Former professional football player
Jason Brookins	2001	Former professional football player
Jacoby Jones	2007	Former professional football player; scored two touchdowns in 2013 Super Bowl; Current Assistant Coach of Wide Receivers at Lane College	^[8]^[9]

Namesake[]

SS Lane Victory, a World War II Victory Ship, one of the few surviving, was named for Lane College. It is now docked in San Pedro, California (which is part of the commercial harbor area of Los Angeles to the south of downtown). It is now open as a museum.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ About Lane Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010
^ History Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, e College Profile Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010
^ College Profile Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010
^ Massaquoi, Fatima (2013). Introduction to The Autobiography of an African Princess. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-10250-8.
^ "Donald Hollowell Foundation". donaldhollowell.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
^ "Music Legend Chuck Rainey to Lecture, Perform at Tennessee State University". US Fed News Service, Including US State News. Washington, D.C., Iceland. September 13, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ Longman, Jeré (4 February 2013). "For Raven From New Orleans, a Glorious Return, Two Ways" – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Jacoby Jones - Football Coach - Lane College Athletics". Lane College.

External links[]

Official website

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] About Lane Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010

[LaneHistory-3] History Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, e College Profile Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010

[LaneProfile-4] College Profile Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010

[Massaquoi2013-5] Massaquoi, Fatima (2013). Introduction to The Autobiography of an African Princess. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-10250-8.

[6] "Donald Hollowell Foundation". donaldhollowell.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-14.

[news-7] "Music Legend Chuck Rainey to Lecture, Perform at Tennessee State University". US Fed News Service, Including US State News. Washington, D.C., Iceland. September 13, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

[8] Longman, Jeré (4 February 2013). "For Raven From New Orleans, a Glorious Return, Two Ways" – via NYTimes.com.

[9] "Jacoby Jones - Football Coach - Lane College Athletics". Lane College.

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