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  | type                  = [[Private university|Private]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]]
  | type                  = [[Private university|Private]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]]
  | religious_affiliation  = [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]]
  | religious_affiliation  = [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]]
  | president              = Dr. Donald W. Comer (Interim)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lane Names New Interim President |url=https://www.lanecollege.edu/news/lane-names-new-interim-president |website=Lane College}}</ref>
  | president              = Dr. Donald W. Comer (Interim)<ref name="Lane Names New Interim President">{{cite web |title=Lane Names New Interim President |url=https://www.lanecollege.edu/news/lane-names-new-interim-president |website=Lane College}}</ref>
  | students              = 822 (Fall 2023)
  | students              = 822 (Fall 2023)
  | city                  = [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
  | city                  = [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
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  | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]], [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
  | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]], [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
  | website                = {{url|https://www.lanecollege.edu/|lanecollege.edu}}
  | website                = {{URL|https://www.lanecollege.edu/|lanecollege.edu}}
  | logo                  = Lane college textlogo.png
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== History ==
== History ==
Lane College was founded in 1882 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.; now known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church) 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 establishment was delayed by a [[yellow fever]] epidemic in the region in 1878. Its primary purpose was the education of newly freed [[slavery in the United States| enslaved person]]s, and the original curriculum focused on the preparation of "teachers and preachers."<ref>[http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=01 About Lane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508184148/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=01 |date=2006-05-08 }}, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010</ref><ref name=LaneHistory>[http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=04 History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612170147/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=04 |date=2010-06-12 }}, e [http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=06 College Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612165714/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=06 |date=2010-06-12 }}, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010</ref> It became '''Lane Institute''' in 1883.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4sgAQAAMAAJ |title=The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors |date=1989 |publisher=American Society of Newspaper Editors |others=American Society of Newspaper Editors |language=en}}</ref>  
Lane College was founded in 1882 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.; now known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church) 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 establishment was delayed by a [[yellow fever]] epidemic in the region in 1878. Its primary purpose was the education of newly freed [[slavery in the United States|enslaved person]]s, and the original curriculum focused on the preparation of "teachers and preachers."<ref>[http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=01 About Lane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508184148/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=01 |date=2006-05-08 }}, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010</ref><ref name=LaneHistory>[http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=04 History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612170147/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=04 |date=2010-06-12 }}, e [http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=06 College Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612165714/http://www.lanecollege.edu/lanepages.asp?V_menu=01&p_num=06 |date=2010-06-12 }}, Lane College website, accessed March 13, 2010</ref> It became '''Lane Institute''' in 1883.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4sgAQAAMAAJ |title=The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors |date=1989 |publisher=American Society of Newspaper Editors |others=American Society of Newspaper Editors |language=en}}</ref>


In 1887, Rev. T. F. Saunders, a White former enslaver, and a member of the Memphis Conference of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]], was appointed the first president of Lane Institute.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=David |first=Arthur L. |date=October 8, 2017 |title=Lane College |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/lane-college/ |access-date= |website=Tennessee Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1896 the college department was formed, and the Board of Trustees voted to change the name to Lane College.<ref name=":0" /> Around 1902, many letters were written calling for a Black president for Lane College to the ''Christian Index'', a magazine published by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Grem |first1=Darren E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3t6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA70 |title=Southern Religion, Southern Culture: Essays Honoring Charles Reagan Wilson |last2=Ownby |first2=Ted |last3=Jr |first3=James G. Thomas |date=2018-12-18 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-2050-1 |pages=70 |language=en}}</ref> In 1903, [[James Albert Bray]], a Black graduate of [[Atlanta University]] (now Clark Atlanta University) was elected president of Lane College, after T. F. Saunders resignation.<ref name=":1" />
In 1887, Rev. T. F. Saunders, a White former enslaver, and a member of the Memphis Conference of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]], was appointed the first president of Lane Institute.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=David |first=Arthur L. |date=October 8, 2017 |title=Lane College |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/lane-college/ |access-date= |website=Tennessee Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1896 the college department was formed, and the Board of Trustees voted to change the name to Lane College.<ref name=":0" /> Around 1902, many letters were written calling for a Black president for Lane College to the ''Christian Index'', a magazine published by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Grem |first1=Darren E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3t6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA70 |title=Southern Religion, Southern Culture: Essays Honoring Charles Reagan Wilson |last2=Ownby |first2=Ted |last3=Jr |first3=James G. Thomas |date=2018-12-18 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-2050-1 |pages=70 |language=en}}</ref> In 1903, [[James Albert Bray]], a Black graduate of [[Atlanta University]] (now Clark Atlanta University) was elected president of Lane College, after T. F. Saunders resignation.<ref name=":1" />


== Presidents ==
== Presidents ==
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* [[Wesley Cornelious McClure]], 1992–2013<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-12-07 |title=In Memoriam: Wesley Cornelious McClure, 1942-2013 |url=https://jbhe.com/2013/12/in-memoriam-wesley-cornelious-mcclure-1942-2013/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-06 |title="We Have Lost A Giant" Lane College President Dr. Wesley McClure Passes Away |url=https://wnws.com/we-have-lost-a-giant-lane-college-president-dr-wesley-mcclure-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=WNWS Radio - Jackson, Tennessee, USA |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Wesley Cornelious McClure]], 1992–2013<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-12-07 |title=In Memoriam: Wesley Cornelious McClure, 1942-2013 |url=https://jbhe.com/2013/12/in-memoriam-wesley-cornelious-mcclure-1942-2013/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-06 |title="We Have Lost A Giant" Lane College President Dr. Wesley McClure Passes Away |url=https://wnws.com/we-have-lost-a-giant-lane-college-president-dr-wesley-mcclure-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=WNWS Radio - Jackson, Tennessee, USA |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Logan C. Hampton, 2014–2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Dan |title=Lane College President Logan Hampton seeks to serve God, students |url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/education/2015/02/28/lane-college-president-logan-hampton-seeks-serve-god-students/24167123/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=The Jackson Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Logan C. Hampton, 2014–2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Dan |title=Lane College President Logan Hampton seeks to serve God, students |url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/education/2015/02/28/lane-college-president-logan-hampton-seeks-serve-god-students/24167123/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=The Jackson Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Donald W. Comer (Interim), 2024-Present<ref>{{cite web |title=Lane Names New Interim President |url=https://www.lanecollege.edu/news/lane-names-new-interim-president |website=Lane College}}</ref>
* Donald W. Comer (Interim), 2024-Present<ref name="Lane Names New Interim President">{{cite web |title=Lane Names New Interim President |url=https://www.lanecollege.edu/news/lane-names-new-interim-president |website=Lane College}}</ref>
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Former [[Lane College Dragons football|Lane football]] player Jacoby Jones became the first player in history to score a receiving touchdown and a return touchdown in a Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Former [[Lane College Dragons football|Lane football]] player Jacoby Jones became the first player in history to score a receiving touchdown and a return touchdown in a Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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{{Alum|name=[[Dennis Henry Anderson]]|year=1893|nota=Methodist minister, educator, and author|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mather |first=Frank Lincoln |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tWTXAAAAMAAJ |title=Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent ; Vol. 1 |date=1915 |language=en|page=8}}</ref> }}
{{Alum|name=[[Dennis Henry Anderson]]|year=1893|nota=Methodist minister, educator, and author|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mather |first=Frank Lincoln |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tWTXAAAAMAAJ |title=Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent; Vol. 1 |date=1915 |language=en|page=8}}</ref> }}
{{Alum|name=[[Walt Bond]]|year=|nota=American professional baseball player|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0ssAAAAMAAJ |title=Baseball Register |date=1967 |publisher=C.C. Spink & Son |language=en|page=24}}</ref> }}
{{Alum|name=[[Walt Bond]]|year=|nota=American professional baseball player|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0ssAAAAMAAJ |title=Baseball Register |date=1967 |publisher=C.C. Spink & Son |language=en|page=24}}</ref> }}
{{Alum|name=[[Jason Brookins]]|year=2001|nota=Former professional football player|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Jason Brookins]]|year=2001|nota=Former professional football player|ref=}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://golcdragons.com/ Athletics website]
* [https://golcdragons.com/ Athletics website]


Latest revision as of 17:41, 2 September 2025

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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 Church (C.M.E.; now known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church) 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 establishment was delayed by a yellow fever epidemic in the region in 1878. Its primary purpose was the education of newly freed enslaved persons, and the original curriculum focused on the preparation of "teachers and preachers."[1][2] It became Lane Institute in 1883.[3]

In 1887, Rev. T. F. Saunders, a White former enslaver, and a member of the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was appointed the first president of Lane Institute.[4] In 1896 the college department was formed, and the Board of Trustees voted to change the name to Lane College.[4] Around 1902, many letters were written calling for a Black president for Lane College to the Christian Index, a magazine published by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.[5] In 1903, James Albert Bray, a Black graduate of Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) was elected president of Lane College, after T. F. Saunders resignation.[5]

Presidents

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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.[14]

Athletics

File:Lane College Dragons wordmark blue.svg
Wordmark of the Lane Dragons

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 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Former Lane football player Jacoby Jones became the first player in history to score a receiving touchdown and a return touchdown in a Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.

Notable alumni

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Dennis Henry Anderson 1893 Methodist minister, educator, and author [15]
Walt Bond American professional baseball player [16]
Jason Brookins 2001 Former professional football player
Dave Clark 1934 Pioneering African-American record promoter [17]
Tequila Harris 2000 American mechanical engineer and professor [18]
Donald L. Hollowell 1947 Civil rights lawyer and first African-American to be named regional director of a United States government agency (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). [19]
Fred Lane 1997 Former professional football player
Beebe Steven Lynk 1892 Clubwoman and professor of medical Latin botany and materia medica at the University of West Tennessee [20]
Jacoby Jones 2007 Former professional football player and college football coach [21][22]
Fatima Massaquoi 1936 Liberian educator and writer [23]
Chuck Rainey 1959 Legendary musician with recording credits on thousands of recordings [24]
Elma Stuckey Poet and school teacher [25]
Leroy Tyus American politician, real estate developer, and state legislator in Missouri [26]
George L. Vaughn lawyer and judge in St. Louis, Missouri; involved in a prominent civil rights cases [27]

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Namesake

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References

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External links

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