Roger Williams University was a Baptist institution for the education of black men and women immediately following the Civil War. While occupying prime real estate in downtown Nashville, TN., Roger Williams University faced adversity as Jim Crow laws pushed them out. Ultimately, theirs is a story of rags-to-riches perseverance in the face of fierce and constant opposition, and though the University itself no longer exists, many of the schools and organizations which sprang from it are still making a major impact in the world today.