Daniel Payne College

Daniel Payne College, also known as the Payne Institute, Payne University and Greater Payne University, was a historically black college in Birmingham, Alabama. It was associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church and operated from 1889 to 1979. The college was named in honor of Daniel Payne, the sixth bishop of the A.M.E. Church and the first black president of a college in the United States. The college was originally founded in Selma in 1889. Its campus was located at 1525 Franklin Street and included the Bishop Gaines Hall as the primary building, two additional classroom buildings and Coppin Hall which served as a dormitory. The college stayed at that location through 1922. It then relocated to its Woodlawn location within...