“His influence was everywhere. I cannot imagine the life lived by William Hooper Councill,” said Chunn. “From slavery, from his family being separated, to his escaping behind union lines to be free, ...

By the end of the Civil War, Councill’s prayer had been answered. He was free and ready to leave his mark on the world. In 1875, he founded Alabama A&M University to educate other former slaves like ...

A statue of William Hooper Council now stands over the park bearing his name. Skip to content. WHNT.com. ... Family remembers daughter who died in 2021 crash … 2 days ago.

Hugine said William Hooper Councill and his wife are buried at the current site. “When you think about an eternal flame it means as the word suggests, it is eternal.

William Hooper Councill was a former slave who founded Alabama A&M University in 1867. Back then it was known as William Hooper Council High School, the first public school for African Americans ...

Before all that, Councill was born in bondage in Fayetteville in July 1848 to William and Mary Jane Councill, who was from a large, prominent family here. When he was 5, his father escaped to Canada.

Double rows of big windows are the first thing visitors notice about Huntsville's William Hooper Council High School. This is how all American schools used to look: multistory brick rectangles ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- This day in Huntsville history: 10 years ago: William Hooper Councill, the former slave who in 1875 founded the school that became Alabama A&M, was memorialized with a ...