Paul Quinn College

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Paul Quinn College is the oldest African-American liberal arts college in Texas. It was founded in 1872 in Austin, Texas, and was named after William Paul Quinn (1788-1873), the fourth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The College is affiliated with the AME church.

After later moving to Waco, the campus is now located in Dallas, on the old Bishop College campus, about a half mile west of Interstate 45 and two miles north of Interstate 20.

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Allen University • Campbell College (defunct) • Daniel Payne College (defunct) • Edward Waters College • Kittrell College (defunct) • Morris Brown College • Paul Quinn College • Shorter College (Arkansas) • Western University (defunct) • Wilberforce University
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William Paul Quinn (1788-1873) was the fourth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Quinn was born in Calcutta, India. He was at the organization of the AME Church in 1816, ordained a deacon in 1818, and an elder in 1838.
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