1881 - The Jeruel Academy was founded in the chapel of Landrum Baptist Church (Ebenezer Baptist Church, West) located in downtown Athens by the Rev. Collins Henry Lyons.
1886 - A new facility was constructed at the corner of Pope and Baxter Streets, now located on the University of Georgia campus. Here black youths were taught college preparatory courses in English, Greek, Latin, French, history, mathematics, public speaking, agriculture, sewing, cooking, music, and printing.
1924 - The school consolidated with three other institutions to become the Union Baptist Institute.
1956 - The institute was dissolved and the buildings demolished following desegregation and the consolidation of the local public school system.
1886 - A new facility was constructed at the corner of Pope and Baxter Streets, now located on the University of Georgia campus. Here black youths were taught college preparatory courses in English, Greek, Latin, French, history, mathematics, public speaking, agriculture, sewing, cooking, music, and printing.
1924 - The school consolidated with three other institutions to become the Union Baptist Institute.
1956 - The institute was dissolved and the buildings demolished following desegregation and the consolidation of the local public school system.