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Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
Founded in 1875 in Normal, Alabama, Alabama A&M University began as the Huntsville Normal School, established to provide education for formerly enslaved people and their descendants. Today it is a leading research institution with strong STEM programs.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that Black communities lacked investment in learning. HBCUs and freedom schools existed before many white institutions.
Before & After This Era
← Before · Early Republic
→ After · Jim Crow
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"