SouthernU Archives

The Archive, Manuscripts, and Rare Books Department. A repository documenting the history of Southern University and A&M College.

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Happy Founders' Day
Happy Founders' Day to the Men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

©Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, John B. Cade Library, Southern University and A&M College.

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"Back to the Bluff: Unfolding Our Story, One Page at a Time!"

Discover the Release of the Southern University Digest Newspaper from 1927-1970.

Click the link below to view
https://t.co/CBAIMuqDce

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Robert Brown Elliott (Daguerreotype print)

Robert Brown Elliott was a British-born American politician of British Afro-Caribbean ethnic background. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1871 to 1874.

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Leroy Raadell Posey, Sr.,

Leroy Raadell Posey, Sr., was a professor of Mathematics at Southern University and A&M College, where he also served as the head of the Department.
He invented a mathematics teaching device known as the Combination Slide Board.

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@PaulaC_mj1981 @BenjaminSWatson You are completely wrong. There is a Black National Anthem. It’s called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson.

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ROTC Ball
The annual ROTC Ball hosted by the Southern University ROTC Program took place at the Gymnasium on the Southern University campus.

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High School Senior Classes - East Baton Rouge Parish

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̎Most Beautiful Girl̎

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@Africa_Archives 345283

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Honorable Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa Giving the Commencement Address at Southern University and A&M College.

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What an Exciting Find!!!
In the 1930s, during his visit to the campus of Southern University and A&M College, Langston Hughes autographed a copy of his book titled "The Negro Mother and Other Dramatic Recitations."

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Black History - Negro Supervisors Institute. Positioned in the middle of the photograph, in the third row, appears to be John Sebastian Jones, serving as both the State Agent and the prominent leader among Negro educators supporting the relocation of Southern University.

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@BlackCollegeExp Yes, he is. SU.

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@outerIumen @AlexPattyy This is an image of P.B.S. Pinchback, the only black Governor of the state of Louisiana and the sponsor of Southern University and A&M College. The only historically black college system university in the nation.

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Yesterday, the John B. Cade Library marked the noteworthy occasion of receiving the remaining collection of Coach Arnett William "Ace" Mumford, graciously donated to the Archives and Manuscripts Department. It was a truly remarkable day, filled with joy .

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The Louisiana Colored Teachers' Journal (LCTJ) Digital Collection.

The John B. Cade Library at Southern University and A&M College is having a program on the release of the digital collection on the (LCTJ), on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m.

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The Louisiana Colored Teachers' Journal Digital Collection.
The John B. Cade Library is having a program on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m. on the 1st floor of the Library. The program is free and open to the public.

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THE SENIOR NORMAL CLASS!!
Commencement Exercises for the Class of 1887.

The University Chapel, where the 1887 Commencement Exercise was held, was situated on Magazine Street between Soniat and Dufossat Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.