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Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Founded in 1877 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society, Jackson State University in Mississippi's capital has been a center of Black political and intellectual life in a state where Black political participation was systematically suppressed for nearly a century.
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"