Whipple also helped to sell 44 individual lots to black owners .
Land for the Hampton Institute ( later Hampton University ) , was acquired from 1867 -- 1872 with assistance from George Whipple of the American Missionary Association .
George Whipple also helped to sell 44 individual lots to black owners .
Land for the Hampton Institute ( later Hampton University ) , was acquired from 1867 -- 1872 with assistance from George Whipple of the American Missionary Association .