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Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi.It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Jackson State University announced it is the first historically Black college and university to implement a student loan repayment program aimed at fixing the state’s teacher shortage. The new ...
Located across the street from Jackson College, now Jackson State University, J. P. Campbell College famously admitted students expelled from high school for participating in the Civil Rights Movement. Then, amidst a failed plan to relocate to Mound Bayou, Mississippi, a black town, it collapsed financially. [23] Carver Junior College: Cocoa ...
The Margaret Walker Center (MWC), located in the heritage listed Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, is a public archive and museum dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the culture and history of the African American community. [1]
While Stokes questioned the appointment of Thompson, other council members were very receptive of the new JSU president. Ward 2 Councilwoman and Council Vice President Angelique Lee introduced ...
The Jackson State killings occurred on May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, city and state police confronted a group of students outside a campus dormitory. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve. [1]
The Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx is an annual historically black college football game between the Golden Lions of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the Tigers of Tennessee State University. [1] [2] UAPB replaced Jackson State University after Jackson State played 29 games in the classic. [3]
Peoples is a member of the Jackson State University Hall of Fame and the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. He received the National Black College Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. The John Peoples Science Building at JSU is named after him.