Southern University and A&M College, the flagship of the Southern University System, is a historically Black, 1890 Land-Grant Institution. The University provides opportunities for a diverse student population to achieve a high-quality, global educational experience, to engage in scholarly research and creative activities, and to give ...

At the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, African-American political leaders P.B.S. Pinchback, Theophile T. Allain and Henry Demas proposed founding a higher education institution "for the education of persons of color ".

That vision — presented by P.B.S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, T. B. Stamps, and Henry Demas — became a reality when Southern University opened its doors in New Orleans that same year with a budget appropriation of $10,000 and 12 students.

What began as a dream more than 140 years ago is today a living legacy of determination, commitment, and success. The Southern University System was created in 1974 by Louisiana constitutional mandate, which fashioned it into the nation’s only historically black 1890 Land-Grant University System.

Southern University was established by Louisiana State Legislature Act 87 in 1880 to serve as an institution of higher learning, graduating students and graduate degrees pertaining to arts and letters for persons of color.

Nov 8, 2010 · It was founded in response to the efforts of African American political leaders such as former governor P. B. S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, Erick J. Gilmore, and Henry Demas. At the time Louisiana had three private colleges, Straight University (1868), Leland University (1870) and New Orleans University (1873).

Mar 29, 2016 · On March 9, 1914, Southern University reopened on a scenic bluff in Scotlandville, Louisiana. Mother Katharine Drexel, foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Colored and Indian Missions, purchased the 5116 Magazine site for $18,000 on April 13, 1915.

The Board of Trustees elected A. R. Gourrier to serve as President of Southern University, but he resigned on February 14, 1881, before the University opened. The Board then elected George Fayerweather as Interim President.

At the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, African American political leaders P.B.S. Pinchback, Theophile T. Allain, and Henry Demas proposed founding a higher education institution "for the education of persons of color."

Located in Washington, D.C., the university was founded in 1867. Matt Stefon was a religion editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He earned B.A. degrees in English and American studies from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in religion and literature and an...