Tougaloo College

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Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts institution in Mississippi known for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and its strong emphasis on social justice and academic excellence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution ⓘ
historically Black college or university ⓘ
private liberal arts college ⓘ
accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ
affiliation Council of Independent Colleges ⓘ
United Church of Christ Higher Education Institutions ⓘ
United Negro College Fund ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation NAIA ⓘ
athleticsConference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference ⓘ
campusSize approximately 500 acres ⓘ
cityServed Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
founded 1869 ⓘ
founder American Missionary Association ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni Anne Moody ⓘ
Clarence Weatherspoon ⓘ
Medgar Evers ⓘ
hasNotableFaculty John Salter Jr. ⓘ
hasPart Tougaloo College Historic District ⓘ
linked to: Tougaloo College
HBCUStatus historically Black college ⓘ
historicDesignation National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
knownFor academic excellence ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ
emphasis on social justice ⓘ
role in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
library Lillie M. Thornton Library ⓘ
locatedIn Hinds County, Mississippi ⓘ
Jackson metropolitan area ⓘ
Tougaloo, Mississippi ⓘ
mascot Bulldog ⓘ
motto Where History Meets the Future ⓘ
offersDegree bachelor's degrees ⓘ
offersProgram business programs ⓘ
education programs ⓘ
liberal arts programs ⓘ
natural sciences programs ⓘ
social sciences programs ⓘ
partnerInstitution Brown University ⓘ
partnershipType academic exchange and research collaboration with Brown University ⓘ
president Donzell Lee ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ
United Church of Christ ⓘ
roleIn Mississippi Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
schoolColors cream ⓘ
crimson ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
type liberal arts college ⓘ
private college ⓘ
usedAs meeting place for civil rights activists ⓘ

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Medgar Evers Home Museum → ownedBy → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Medgar Evers Home Museum → operator → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Tougaloo College → hasPart → Tougaloo College Historic District ⓘ
linked to: Tougaloo College
Aunjanue Ellis → educatedAt → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference → hasMember → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Bennie G. Thompson → educated at → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Anne Moody → educatedAt → Tougaloo College ⓘ
John Salter Jr. → employer → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Lillie M. Thornton Library → affiliation → Tougaloo College ⓘ
Lillie M. Thornton Library → function → supports teaching at Tougaloo College ⓘ
linked to: Tougaloo College
Donzell Lee → employer → Tougaloo College ⓘ
J. Herman Blake → employer → Tougaloo College ⓘ