page_title: Alcorn State University
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Alcorn State University / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo for the Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves.
context_page_description: Alcorn State University is a public, historically black, land-grant university in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States.
  One of Alcorn's most notable alumni, Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, graduated in 1952. Students at the college were part of the mid-twentieth century civil rights movement, working to register residents for voting and to end racial inequality. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
  Alcorn State's athletic teams known as the Braves and compete in the NCAA's Division I. All teams compete as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
context_section_description: Alcorn State's 15 NCAA Division I level varsity teams compete in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
caption: Alcorn athletics logo
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