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Tougaloo College is a private historically black college in the Tougaloo area of Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It was established in 1869 by New York–based Christian missionaries for the education of freed slaves and their offspring. From 1871 ...
The building was renamed after college trustee Robert O. Wilder to better reflect the school's mission as a historically black college by distancing itself from a slave owner. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and later became a contributing property to the Tougaloo College Historic District in 1998. [4]
Tougaloo College faculty (14 P) Pages in category "Tougaloo College" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The Tougaloo Nine were a group of African-American students at Tougaloo College, who participated in civil disobedience by staging sit-ins of segregated public institutions in Mississippi in 1961. [ 1 ]
George Albert Owens (February 9, 1919 – December 21, 2003) was an American academic administrator and college president. He served as the 9th president of Tougaloo College in Mississippi serving from 1966 to 1984. [1] He was the college's first African American president. [2]
Carmen Jean Walters (née Hawkins) [1] is an American academic administrator and college president. She was the president of Tougaloo College from 2019 until 2023, a private historically Black college in Jackson, Mississippi. [2] [3]
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A library at Tougaloo College, the Eva Hills Eastman Library, was built in 1948, but in the 1970s a new one was built and named for Coleman. [4] Coleman started an endowment fund when she learned it was to be named for her, and after her retirement she continued to live in Tougaloo. [2]