*The “Donation Categories” represent five genres or classes of literacy and education. Emmanuel and Mary Anne Coleman were born enslaved and denied the opportunity to learn how to read and write in the traditional “Euro-western” sense of literacy. Based on research, it is reasonable to believe that both Emmanuel and Mary Anne were literate and educated in the traditional “Afro- western” sense of literacy. As a result, their descendants inherited the benefits of traditional “Afro-western” literacy and education to complement traditional “Euro-western” literacy and education.

Emmanuel and Mary Ann Coleman

Bond Servant Society
$ 2500
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Oliver Lewis and Mattie Perkins Coleman
Founders Circle

$ 1000
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McVicker Monroe and Ada Lewis Coleman
Presidential Fellow

$ 500
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John Robert II and Mildred Coleman Marks
Collegiate Affiliate

$ 250
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John Robert III and Jane Awkard Marks
Legacy Affiliate

$ 100
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Custom Donation

$ --
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Coleman College: The Forgotten HBCU – A Story of Generational Pride” is a project of the Jane and John Marks Foundation (JJMF), a 501(c) (3) charitable organization incorporated in Florida with offices in Tallahassee, FL. All donations are tax deductible and support the mission of the Foundation. For additional information about JJMF see: janeandjohnmarks.org.


The documentary is produced by Studio Auteur, LLC, a content creation company located in Indianapolis, Indiana specializing in long term documentary production.

Jerald Harkness, President and CEO with 30 years of broadcast documentary producing experience is the producer/ director and head of the production team.