Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are colleges that came along during the early 1800’s. They came along and started because of racism, segregation, general political problems, and overall just were not welcome at white colleges or anywhere for that matter. Then the second Morrill Act of 1890 required states, especially former confederate states, to provide land-grants for institutions for black students if admission was not allowed elsewhere. As a result, many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were founded. These colleges made black people feel welcome and allowed them to get the education they desired and fought so hard for and they were available for black people who wanted to achieve more in education. These individuals were singular in accessing higher education. Like Richard Humphreys who established the African Institute (now Cheyney University) in 1837 in Pennsylvania, making it the oldest HBCU in the United States. Historically Black Colleges and Universities have became a place for people of color to come get their education and everything they could want.