JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College is kicking off its 150th anniversary celebration on Wednesday.
The event will take place on the Centennial Lawn at 11:30 a.m. EWC President Nathaniel Glover, faculty, staff, students and alumni will be present for a brief program to honor Florida's oldest historically black college.
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The Triple Threat Marching Band and EWC Concert Choir will perform at the event. The program will conclude with the release of 150 purple and orange balloons and a celebratory cake-cutting.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church founded EWC in 1866 to educate newly emancipated slaves. It was formerly called Brown's Theological Institute.