Photos: Morris Brown through the years

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Photos: Morris Brown through the years

Morris Brown College through the years.

Morris Brown College graduates Xavier Smith, Cassandra Brown and Amber Pickens (left to right) present school president Stanley Pritchett and board of trustee member William "Sonny" Walker with a pledge of $10,000 from the 2013 graduating class at Saturday's commencement.

Keynote speaker William Taggart, president and CEO of Atlanta Life Financial Group, delivers the commencement address at Morris Brown's 2013 commencement Saturday at Big Bethel AME Church.

Morris Brown graduate Shawana A. Hollis walks to the podium for her business degree during commencement at Big Bethel AME Church on Saturday.

Morris Brown's Jordan Hall is auctioned off on the Fulton County Courthouse steps Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

Gil Robertson and Kimberly N. Holland talk with four-time Olympic gold medalist and 2006 Morris Brown College graduate Angelo Taylor at the second "Yes We Care" rally on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009.

Morris Brown College President Stanley Pritchett speaks at the commencement ceremony for 13 students in the 2013 graduating class.

Cassandra Brown speaks during Morris Brown commencement exercises on Saturday.

Members of the Morris Brown College alumni reunion classes are recognized during commencement exercises at Big Bethel AME Church on Saturday.

Morris Brown graduate Beverly Balloon winks at a family member during commencement exercises Saturday, May 18, at Big Bethel AME Church.

Known for producing many of Georgia's black educators, Morris Brown College, shown in 2011, was founded by former slaves in 1881 and has roots in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Morris Brown alumni Ronald Mellix, Norissa Mellix and Catrina Lewis join hands as they sing the college's alma mater after a holiday concert performed by the Morris Brown College Concert Band and Concert Choir at the college's Cunningham Auditorium in December 2009.

Allison Jones, Morris Brown student body president, on the Morris Brown campus in December 2009.

The Morris Brown campus shows signs of deterioration last year.

Gaines Hall (right) and Fountain Hall are boarded up and showing signs of neglect in this 2012 photo.

A broken window in Fountain Hall reflects the deteriorating condition of the Morris Brown campus in this 2012 photo.

Morris Brown College through the years

Supporters of Morris Brown College tour the campus after "A Day of Prayer" vigil on Saturday, Aug.25, 2012.

Bishop Preston W. Williams II, chairman of the Morris Brown College Board of Trustees, speaks during a press conference after "A Day of Prayer" vigil at the school on Aug. 25, 2012.

Amber King, Miss Morris Brown College (center) and other members of her Royal Court sing the school's Alma Mater during a homecoming celebration in 2012, the year the school filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.

Sophomore class president Rashad Davis-Gladney celebrates at the end of the coronation ceremony during a homecoming celebration in August 2012.

The Morris Brown College flag flies against Fountain Hall the day after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools stripped the college of its accreditation.

Nineteen-year-old David Kirkland walks across the Morris Brown campus during finals week in 2004.

Al Lambert, 22, a graduate of Bloomfield College in New Jersey, dances with his Phi Beta Sigma fraternity brothers during the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater Georgia 2008 Family Greek Weekend at Morris Brown.

The Morris Brown College "Marching Wolverines" play at a "Yes We Care Week" rally to raise money and public awareness to help save the college in December 2008.

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Morris Brown College graduates Xavier Smith, Cassandra Brown and Amber Pickens (left to right) present school president Stanley Pritchett and board of trustee member William "Sonny" Walker with a pledge of $10,000 from the 2013 graduating class at Saturday's commencement.

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