Florida Memorial University is a private coeducational four-year university in Miami Gardens, Florida. One of the 39 member institutions of the United Negro College Fund, and a historically Black, Baptist-related institution which is ranked second in Florida and ninth in the United States for graduating African-American teachers. One of the oldest academic centers in Florida, the university was founded in 1879 as the Florida Baptist Institute in Live Oak, Florida. Soon after, the American Baptist Home Mission gave its full support and the first regular school year began in 1880. In 1882, the... Florida Baptist Academy was established in Jacksonville, Florida. The name was later changed to Florida Normal and Industrial Institute. It was there that two brothers, James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson , wrote the words and music to "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" , in 1900. Florida Normal and Industrial Institute moved to St. Augustine in 1918 on part of a 110-acre tract of land known as "Old Homes Plantation", formerly one of the largest slave plantations in Florida. In 1941, the Live Oak and St.
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| Location: | Miami Gardens, Florida
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| Founded: | 1879 |
| School type: | Private university |
| Total enrollment: | 1,891 |
| Endowment: | $
9,019,863 |
| Colors: | Orange, Royal Blue |