One of four freedmen's colleges in Nashville, Roger Williams University began as elementary classes for African American Baptist preachers in 1864. Classes were held in the home of Daniel W. Phillips, a white minister and freedmen's missionary from Massachusetts. By 1865 the classes had moved to the basement of the First Colored Baptist Mission. In 1866 the "Baptist College" was officially named the Nashville Normal and Theological Institute under the auspices of New York's American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS).
One of four freedmen's colleges in Nashville, Roger Williams University began as elementary classes for African American Baptist preachers in 1864. Classes were held in the home of Daniel W. Phillips, a white minister and freedmen's missionary from Massachusetts. By 1865 the classes had moved to the basement of the First Colored Baptist Mission. In 1866 the "Baptist College" was officially named the Nashville Normal and Theological Institute under the auspices of New York's American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS).
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