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150 Years Later, Bowie State's Transformation From A One-Room School

Bowie State University Archives

The educational institution we know as Bowie State University is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The university opened its doors as a one-room school house in Baltimore while the Civil War was still being fought, in January 1865. Over 15 decades it has evolved into a university of close to 6,000 students. In a few minutes we’ll learn some of its early history – and why it moved from Baltimore to Bowie from archivist Katy Hayes. But first, we hear from Beatrice Payne, a woman who lived part of Bowie State’s history. She graduated from Bowie in 1928. We spoke with her in February.

This segment originally aired on February 23, 2015.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.