page_title: Alcorn State University
hierarchical_section_title: Alcorn State University
caption_attribution_description: English: Front of the Literary Society Building on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. Built circa 1850, it is part of the Alcorn State University Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) 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 (SWAC)
caption: The Literary Society Building on the campus of Alcorn State University
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