Everyone involved with this project finds much to appreciate and much to despair over in the histories of the two institutions, their relationship, and the historical events of which they are a part. We know that our personal histories are richer because of the Brown Tougaloo Cooperative Exchange, and hope the same is true of others on the two campuses. We believe that we can learn from the history we uncovered so that the relationship between Tougaloo College and Brown University will continue to be a model for how two such institutions can help each other.