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{{Short description|Public university in Montgomery, Alabama, US}}
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|name = Alabama State University | name = Alabama State University
| former_name = Lincoln Normal School of Marion (1867–1887)<br />Normal School for Colored Students (1887–1929)<br />State Teachers College (1929–1948)<br />Alabama State College for Negroes (1948–1954)<br />Alabama State College (1954–1969)
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|motto = ''"When we teach class, the world takes note."'' | free_label = Newspaper
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| endowment = $125 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web | last= Jones II | first=Arthur | title=Alabama State University receives Wall Street firm's historic endowment assistance | website=ABC News | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alabama-state-university-receives-wall-street-firms-historic/story?id=110341374 | access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref>
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'''Alabama State University''', founded 1867, is a ] located in ]. ASU is a member-school of the ].
'''Alabama State University''' ('''ASU''', '''Bama State''', or '''Alabama State''') is a ] ] in ]. Founded in 1867, during the ], it was one of about 180 "]s" established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. It was one of 23 established to train African Americans to teach in segregated schools. Some of the 180 closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century.<ref>Christine Ogren, ''The American State Normal School: 'An Instrument of Great Good' '' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) pp. 1-5, 213-235; .</ref> ASU is a member-school of the ].


== History == == History ==
{{see also|Alabama State University Historic District}} {{see also|Alabama State University Historic District}}


Alabama State University founded in 1856 as the ] of Marion in ]. In December 1873, the State Board accepted the transfer of title to the school after a legislative act was passed authorizing the state to fund a Normal School, and George N. Card was named President. Thus, in 1874, this predecessor of Alabama State University became America's first state-supported educational institution for blacks. This began ASU’s history as a “Teacher’s College.” Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the '''] of Marion''' in ]. In December 1874, the State Board accepted the transfer of title to the school after a legislative act was passed authorizing the state to fund a Normal School, and George N. Card was named president. Thus, in 1874, this predecessor of Alabama State University became America's first state-supported educational institution for blacks. This began ASU's history as a "teachers' college."<ref name="alasu1">{{cite web |url=https://www.alasu.edu/about-asu/about-asu |title = About ASU {{!}} Alabama State University|website=Alasu.edu}}</ref>


In 1878, the second president, William Paterson, was appointed. He is honored as a founder of Alabama State University and was the president for 37 of the first 48 years of its existence. Paterson was instrumental in the move from Marion to Montgomery in 1887. In 1887, the university opened in its new location in Montgomery, but an Alabama State Supreme Court ruling forced the school to change its name; thus, the school was renamed the Normal School for Colored Students. The second president, ], was appointed in 1878. He is honored as a founder of Alabama State University and was the president for 37 of the school's first 48 years. Paterson was instrumental in the move from Marion to Montgomery in 1887.<ref name="alasu1"/>


In 1887, the university opened in its new location in Montgomery, but an ] ruling forced the school to change its name; it was renamed the '''Normal School for Colored Students'''. The campus was chosen in 1889 although preparing the buildings at the site took a while longer.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sherer|first1=Robert G.|title=William Burns Paterson: "Pioneer as well as Apostle of Negro Education in Alabama|journal=The Alabama Historical Quarterly|date=1930|volume=36|issue=2: summer 1974|pages=142–143|url=https://archive.org/stream/alabamahistorica3619mont#page/142/mode/2up/search/campus|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
In the decades that followed Lincoln Normal School became a junior college and in 1928 became a full four-year institution. In 1929 it became State Teachers College, Alabama State College for Negroes in 1948 and Alabama State College in 1954. In 1969, the State Board of Education, then the governing body of the university, approved a name change; the institution became Alabama State University. The 1995 Knight vs. Alabama remedial decree transformed ASU into a comprehensive regional institution paving the way for two new undergraduate programs, four new graduate programs, diversity scholarship funding and endowment, funding to build a state-of-the art health sciences facility and a facility renewal allocation to refurbish three existing buildings.


In the decades that followed, Lincoln Normal School became a junior college, and in 1928 became a full four-year institution. In 1929 it became '''State Teachers College''', '''Alabama State College for Negroes''' in 1948, and '''Alabama State College''' in 1954. In 1969, the State Board of Education, then the governing body of the university, approved a name change; the institution became Alabama State University.<ref name="alasu1"/>
]-FM was launched on June 15, 1984, beaming 25,000 watts of power from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center for two years before moving to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Today, WVAS has grown to 80,000 watts and enjoys a listenership that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000. In recent years, the station has also begun streaming its broadcast via the Web, connecting a global audience to the university.


The 1995 Knight vs. Alabama remedial decree transformed ASU into a comprehensive regional institution paving the way for two new undergraduate programs, four new graduate programs, diversity scholarship funding and endowment, funding to build a state-of-the art health sciences facility, and a facility renewal allocation to refurbish three existing buildings.<ref name="alasu1"/>
The early 1990s witnessed the beginning of ]-FM (Alabama Public Radio), which Alabama State University and Troy University, both of which already held station licenses of their own, cooperated with the University of Alabama in building and operating. WAPR-FM 88.3—Selma – The signal reaches the region known colloquially as the ], about 13 counties in the west central and central parts of Alabama, including the city of Montgomery.


]-FM was launched on June 15, 1984, beaming 25,000 watts of power from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center for two years before moving to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Today, WVAS has grown to 80,000 watts and has a listenership that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000. In recent years, the station has also begun streaming its broadcast via the Web, connecting a global audience to the university.<ref name="alasu1"/>
The university experienced some tension with the state government in 2013. In December 2012, university president Joseph Silver resigned after only six months in the job. In October of 2013, the state governor asked the university to halt its ongoing presidential search to address an audit that alleged that "ASU attempted to thwart and hamper the audit," several trustees received improper benefits, and significant financial mismanagement. The audit was ordered to investigate Silver's claims that he was forced to resign because he questioned "suspicious contracts" at the university.<ref name="AL.com_2013_pres_search_halt">{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/10/alabama_state_university_pushe.html |title=Alabama State University pushes ahead with presidential search, despite request from governor to halt (updated) |author=Evan Belanger |publisher=AL.com |date=October 15, 2013 |accessdate=October 18, 2013}}</ref>

The early 1990s witnessed the beginning of ]-FM (Alabama Public Radio), which Alabama State University and Troy University, both of which already held station licenses of their own, cooperated with the University of Alabama in building and operating. WAPR-FM 88.3—Selma's signal reaches the region known colloquially as the ], about 13 counties in the west central and central parts of Alabama, including the city of Montgomery.<ref name="alasu1"/>

In 2021, ASU received a $24.7 million federal grant from the ] to help ] students better prepare for a ]. This is the largest single grant in the history of the institution.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/10/06/alabama-state-university-federal-grant-24-7-million-dollars-help-mps-students-with-college-prep/6022772001/ | title=ASU gets record $24.7 million federal grant to prep MPS students for higher education }}</ref>

===Presidents===
''Interim presidents excluded''
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#1874–1878: ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cdm17283.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/founders/id/59/ | title=President George N. Card }}</ref>
#1878–1915: ]
#1915–1920: John William Beverly
#1920–1925: ]<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/763189 | doi=10.1353/ala.2020.0023 | title=An African American Educator in the Context of His Time: George Washington Trenholm, 1871–1925 | year=2020 | last1=Fultz | first1=Michael | journal=Alabama Review | volume=73 | issue=3 | pages=246–267 | s2cid=221468807 }}</ref>
#1925–1961: Harper Councill Trenholm<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/trenholm-harper-councill | title=Trenholm, Harper Councill | date=July 3, 2017 }}</ref>
#1962–1981: ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://alasu.pastperfectonline.com/archive/644A006D-76D7-4850-86C5-381558545450 | title=President Levi Watkins, Sr. Collection - President Levi Watkins Collection &#124; Alabama State University - Library }}</ref>
#1981–1983: Robert L. Randolph
#1983–1991: Leon Howard
#1991–1994: Clifford C. Baker
#1994–2000: William Hamilton Harris
#2001–2008: Joe A. Lee
#2008–2012: William Hamilton Harris
#2012: Joseph H. Silver Sr.
#2014–2016: ]
#2017–present: ]
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==Academics== ==Academics==
ASU has eight degree-granting colleges, schools, or divisions:
Alabama State University has more than 5,000 students from more than 42 states and six countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Offerings|publisher=Alabama State University|url =http://www.alasu.edu/academics/|accessdate=October 21, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


Alabama State University has eight degree-granting colleges or schools or divisions.
* College of Business Administration * College of Business Administration
* College of Education * College of Education
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* Continuing Education * Continuing Education


Alabama State offers 47 degree programs including 31 bachelor's, 11 master's, 2 Education Specialist, and 3 doctoral programs. In addition, the university offers the W.E.B. DuBois Honors Program for undergraduate students who meet the above average performance criteria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alasu.edu/academics/colleges--departments/university-college/honors-program/index.aspx |title=W.E.B. DuBois Honors Program : Alabama State University |access-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211020333/http://www.alasu.edu/academics/colleges--departments/university-college/honors-program/index.aspx |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Alabama State offers 47 degree programs including 31 bachelors’, 11 masters’, two Education Specialist and three doctoral programs (Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law, Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy,and a Doctorate in Microbiology.

Due to Alabama State offering only bachelor's degree in ] and ], the university established a ] ] partnership with ] and the ] (UAB) that gives qualified ASU students automatic admissions into Auburn and UAB undergraduate engineering programs. ASU undergraduate students who successfully complete the program will receive a ] related bachelor's degree from ASU and an engineering bachelor's degree from Auburn or UAB in approximately five years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alasu.edu/cstem/math-computer-science/programs|title = Programs &#124; Alabama State University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uab.edu/2015compliancecertification/IMAGES/SOURCEDD17.PDF?id=dd41c7e8-bbf7-e311-b111-86539cf2d30e|format=PDF|title=Agreement to establish a dual-degree program of study between Alabama State University and the School of Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham|website=Uab.edu|access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

Alabama State is ] by the ]. Specific programs are also accredited by relevant specialized accreditors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alasu.edu/about-asu/accreditation/index.aspx|title=Accreditation|author=Alabama State University|work=alasu.edu|access-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810224701/http://www.alasu.edu/about-asu/accreditation/index.aspx|archive-date=August 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Research centers===
Research centers at the university include:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alasu.edu/academics/research-centers |title = Research & Centers {{!}} Alabama State University|website=Alasu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.alasu.edu/natctr/ |title=The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture |website=Lib.alasu.edu |date= |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref>
*Center for Nanobiotechnology Research
*Research Infrastructure & Minority Institutions
*Center for Leadership & Public Policy
*East Asian Institute for Business Research and Culture
*Urban Economic Research Development Center
*National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture


== Campus == == Campus ==
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ASU's urban, 172-acre (0.70 km2) campus has Georgian-style red-brick classroom buildings and architecturally contemporary structures. ASU is home to the state-of-the-art 7,400-seat academic and sports facility the ASU Acadome; the Levi Watkins Learning Center; a five-story brick structure with more than 267,000 volumes, the state-of-the-art John L. Buskey Health Sciences Center; which is 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) facility which houses classrooms, offices, an interdisciplinary clinic, three therapeutic rehabilitation labs, state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy Lab, Laboratory for the Analysis of Human Motion (LAHM), a Women’s Health/Cardiopulmonary lab, and a health sciences computer lab, and WVAS-FM 90.7; the 80,000-watt, university operated public radio station. <!---- === Research === ---> ASU's urban, 172-acre (0.70 km2) campus has Georgian-style red-brick classroom buildings and architecturally contemporary structures. ASU is home to the state-of-the-art 7,400-seat academic and sports facility the ASU Acadome; the Levi Watkins Learning Center, a five-story brick structure with more than 267,000 volumes; the state-of-the-art John L. Buskey Health Sciences Center which is an 80,000 square foot (7,400 m2) facility which houses classrooms, offices, an interdisciplinary clinic, three therapeutic rehabilitation labs, a state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy Lab, Laboratory for the Analysis of Human Motion (LAHM), a Women's Health/Cardiopulmonary lab, and a health sciences computer lab; and WVAS-FM 90.7, the 80,000-watt, university operated public radio station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alasu.edu/about-asu/our-campus|title=Our Campus &#124; Alabama State University}}</ref>


==Student life== ==Student life==
Alabama State University has nearly 6,000 students from more than 40 states and over 20 countries. Approximately 40% of the student body come from outside Alabama.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alasu.edu/administration/enrollment-maps | title=Enrollment Maps &#124; Alabama State University }}</ref>
More than 70 student organizations are chartered at Alabama State, including nine Greek-letter organizations, a full range of men’s and women’s intramural and intercollegiate sports, and 17 honors organizations. In addition to social, cultural and religious groups, there are musical opportunities, such as the marching and symphonic bands, the choir, and departmental organizations for most majors.

===Student publications===
The students are served by two media publications, ''The Hornet Tribune'' (student newspaper) and ''The HORNET'' (the student yearbook).


===Athletics=== ===Athletics===
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{{main|Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets}} {{main|Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets}}


The Alabama State University Department of Athletics currently sponsors men's intercollegiate ], baseball, ], golf, tennis, track and cheerleading along with women's intercollegiate basketball, soccer, softball, bowling, tennis, track, volleyball, golf and cheerleading. Sports teams participate in ] ] (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for ]) in the ] (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. The university's colors are black and old gold and their nickname is the ]s. The Alabama State University Department of Athletics currently sponsors men's intercollegiate ], baseball, ], golf, tennis, track and cheerleading, along with women's intercollegiate basketball, soccer, softball, bowling, tennis, track, volleyball, golf and cheerleading. Sports teams participate in ] (NCAA) ] (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for ]) in the ] (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. The university's colors are black and old gold and their athletic teams are known as the Hornets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usteamcolors.com/alabama-state-university-colors/ |title=Alabama State University Colors &#124; NCAA Colors |publisher=U.S. Team Colors |date= |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref>
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===The Mighty Marching Hornets===
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Alabama State's marching band is officially known as "The Mighty Marching Hornets". The band has been invited several times to the ] and has been nationally recognized.
The Mighty Marching Hornets were featured in the documentary series, ''Bama State Style'', which followed the lives of the students in the band. In 2016, The Mighty Marching Hornets made an appearance in ]'s film '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alasu.edu/news/news-details/index.aspx?nid=2868 |title=Mighty Marching Hornets Band Appears in New Movie : Alabama State University |access-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701145545/http://www.alasu.edu/news/news-details/index.aspx?nid=2868 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, the band's 2012 halftime performance at the Magic City Classic garnered over three million views on ]. The band performed in the 2019 ] in ] on New Year's Day. In 2023, Alabama State became the first HBCU to host the annual Honda Battle of the Bands. The band is traditionally led by four or five ]. The band performs at most football games, all SWAC basketball home games, and other special events.

The featured auxiliary is "The Sensational Stingettes", a danceline that debuted in 1977. They were invited to appear in the "]" music video and a live televised performance with artists Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mightymarchinghornetsbandboosters.com/Band%20Bio.htm |title=BAND BIO of the Mighty Marching Hornets Band Boosters, Alabama State University |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716030457/http://www.mightymarchinghornetsbandboosters.com/Band%20Bio.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/08/watch_robin_thickes_new_video.html|title=Watch Robin Thicke's new video featuring the Alabama State University Stingettes|last=Sutton|first=Amber|date=August 25, 2013|website=Al.com|access-date=December 17, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Also, they were shown in Beyonce's Netflix special "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/beyonc-s-homecoming-netflix-ode-black-culture-hbcu-greatness-ncna996116|title = Opinion &#124; Beyoncé's "Homecoming" is an ode to black culture — and HBCU greatness|website = ]| date=April 19, 2019 }}</ref>

The most recently added auxiliary is "The Honey-Beez", a danceline composed of only ] young women that debuted in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honeybeez History|url=https://www.wsfa.com/story/21632789/honeybeez-history|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Wsfa.com|date=March 13, 2013 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803172131/http://www.wsfa.com/story/21632789/honeybeez-history |archive-date=August 3, 2017 }}</ref> In 2017, they were selected to showcase their talents and compete on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/education/2017/03/06/asus-honey-beez-star-americas-got-talent/98665980/|title = ASU's Honey Beez to star on 'America's Got Talent'|website=Mongomeryadvertiser.com}}</ref> In 2020, they starred in a docuseries on ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alasu.edu/nationwide-asu-honey-beez-snapchat-docuseries-debuts-april-25 | title=Nationwide ASU Honey Beez Snapchat Docuseries Debuts April 25! &#124; Alabama State University }}</ref>


===The Bama State Collegians=== ===The Bama State Collegians===
The ] is a ] ] sponsored by Alabama State University. In the 1930s, the ensemble was directed by noted jazz trumpeter, ], an inductee of both the ] and the ]. After moving to New York City, the Collegians, directed by Hawkins, became the ] and produced a string of national hit records, including "]", "]", "]" and others. The song "Tuxedo Junction", with its recordings by Hawkins and by the ], became one of the anthems of World War II in America. The ] is a ] ] sponsored by Alabama State University. In the 1930s, the ensemble was directed by noted jazz trumpeter ], an inductee of both the ] and the ]. After moving to New York City, the Collegians, directed by Hawkins, became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and produced a string of national hit records, including "]", "]", "]" and others. The song "Tuxedo Junction", with its recordings by Hawkins and by the ], became one of the anthems of World War II. In 2011, Hawkins' story of and his start in the Bama State Collegians was the subject of a ] MFA thesis film, ''The Collegians'', written and directed by Alabama State University alumnus Bryan Lewis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://film.fsu.edu/about/awards/student-awards-and-honors/full-student-awards-list |title=Full Student Awards List &#124; College of Motion Picture Arts |access-date=January 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050709/http://film.fsu.edu/about/awards/student-awards-and-honors/full-student-awards-list |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfKbCDaPiz4| title = The Collegians Trailer | website=]| date = July 12, 2012 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thomas.wilson.35728466/videos/vb.1684803749/10202862099228578/?type=2&theater |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |date= |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref>


===Student publications===
==Notable people==
Students are served by two media publications, ''The Hornet Tribune'' (student newspaper) and ''The Hornet'' (the student yearbook).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehornettribuneonline.com/|title=The Hornet Tribune|website=Thehornettribuneonline.com|access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="alasu2">{{cite web|url=https://www.alasu.edu/student-life |title=Student Life &#124; Alabama State University |website=Alasu.edu |date= |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref>


==See also==
=== Notable faculty ===
*], Alabama State radio station
{{FacultyStart}}
*], One of the largest HBCU events and ] games in the nation
{{Faculty|name=Alvin Holmes|dept=
*], One of the oldest HBCU football classics in the nation
|nota=Alumnus and member of the Alabama State Legislature, representing the 78th District (Montgomery)|ref=<ref name="AlHolmesbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd078.html|title=Alabama State Legislature: Alabama House of Representatives- Alvin Holmes|publisher=]|accessdate=July 18, 2009}}</ref>}}
{{Faculty|name=Arthur D. Baylor|dept=Criminal Justice|nota=First black police chief of ]. Appointed by President Obama in 2010 and currently serves as the U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama.|ref=}}
{{Faculty|name=Horace B. Lamar|dept=Music|nota=Professor and Former Dean of School of Music|ref=}}
{{Faculty|name=John F. Knight|dept=|nota= Alumnus, Executive Vice President and C.O.O at Alabama State University, and member of the Alabama State Legislature for the 77th district|ref=}}
{{Faculty|name=]|dept=|nota=notable civil rights activist, author of ''Selma Lord Selma!'' and Dr. Martin Luther King's proclaimed "smallest freedom fighter".|ref=}}
{{Faculty|name=Ralph J. Bryson|dept=|nota=English professor and former Grand Historian of the ] fraternity|ref=}}
{{Faculty|name=]|dept=theatre|nota=actress, playwright, and Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts
|ref=<ref name="ToneaStewartbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=1843|title=Bio of Stewart, Tonea|publisher=AEI Speakers Bureau |accessdate=July 18, 2009}}</ref>}}
{{FacultyEnd}}


===Notable alumni=== ==Notable alumni==
{{AlumniStart}} {{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=] pioneer|ref=}} {{Alum|name=]|nota=American rapper, played basketball for two seasons while attending|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1950|nota=civil rights leader and minister|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=W.C. Patton|nota=civil rights leader who served as state president of the Alabama NAACP from 1947 to 1955, and was later the national director of voter education of the NAACP|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/W._C._Patton|title=WC Patton|publisher=Birmindham Misplaced Pages|work=bhamwiki.com|accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=civil rights leader and minister|ref=}} {{Alum|name=]|year=1996||nota=former professional football wide receiver and current head football coach of the DC Defenders|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=former football running back who played 6 seasons in the NFL for the New York Jets (1989–1995)|ref=}}

{{Alum|name=]|year=1960|nota=soul singer and musician, best known for his hits "Strokin'", "Patches", and "Snatching It Back"|ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clarence-carter-mn0000148477/biography|title=Clarence Carter Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=]|access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=attorney who represented Rosa Parks during the ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=winner of reality show '']''|ref=}}
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{{Alum|name=]|year=1974|nota=tight ends coach for the ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1993||nota=actor and comedian|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1966|nota=first African American assistant district attorney and assistant United States Attorney|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=attorney who represented Rosa Parks during the ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=jazz musician, composer of "]"|ref=}}
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{{Alum|name=]|nota=former Arena Football League player|ref=}}
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{{Alum|name=] |nota=member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 26th District |ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1956||nota=politician and businessman, ] 1987–1989|ref=<ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/03/us/man-in-the-news-a-calm-voice-for-chicago-eugene-sawyer-jr.html|title=Man in the News; A Calm Voice For Chicago: Eugene Sawyer Jr| first=Isabel | last=Wilkerson | date=December 3, 1987}}</ref>}}
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{{Alum|name=]|nota= An American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with ] in the 1960s and 1970s.|ref=}} {{Alum|name=]|year=1992|nota=comedian and actor|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=electronica artist, producer, and DJ ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=Politician and businessman,former ] from 1987–1989|ref=<ref>{{cite news|work=www.nytimes.com|work=New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D9143EF930A35751C1A961948260&scp=1&sq=Eugene+Sawyer&st=nyt|title=MAN IN THE NEWS; A Calm Voice For Chicago: Eugene Sawyer Jr|accessdate=December 3, 1987 | first=Isabel | last=Wilkerson | date=December 3, 1987}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=Member of the Alabama House of Representatives|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Troy |url=https://troystubbs.com/about/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Troy Stubbs |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=China Jude|year=1994|nota=First Black Female Athletic Director, ] (2007-11) and ] 2011-Present|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1998|nota=former nationally ranking athlete in track and field; head coach for the East Montgomery Track Club; first African America student to challenge the State of Alabama’s White-only, race-based scholarships|ref=<ref>"Double Reverse Scholarship program for whites becomes a test of preferences", by June Kronholtz, ''The Wall Street Journal'', December 23, 1997</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adversity.net/cirnews.htm|title=CIR News: Legal Battles Against Reverse Discrimination|work=adversity.net}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=Dr. Yvonne Kennedy |nota=Former President of ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with ] in the 1960s and 1970s|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=J. Bernard Calloway|year=1997|nota=actor who has appeared in Broadway productions as well making appearances on TV and film|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/questionsandanswers/jbernardcalloway.htm|title=Alabama State graduate lands on Broadway|publisher=newyorktheatreguide.com|accessdate=January 21, 2011| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101221222259/http://newyorktheatreguide.com/questionsandanswers/jbernardcalloway.htm| archivedate= December 21, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1960|nota=American soul singer and musician. Best known for his hits "Strokin'", "Patches", "Snatching It Back"|ref=<ref>{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3851|pure_url=yes}}</ref>}}
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{{Alum|name=Dionne Walters |nota=contestant on '']''|ref=}}
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=== Notable faculty ===
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{{Faculty|name=]|dept=|nota=alumnus and member of the Alabama State Legislature, representing the 78th District (Montgomery)|ref=<ref name="AlHolmesbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd078.html |title=Alabama State Legislature: Alabama House of Representatives- Alvin Holmes |publisher=] |access-date=July 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422165124/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd078.html |archive-date=April 22, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1974|nota=Tight Ends Coach for the ]|ref=}}
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{{Faculty|name=]|dept=Theatre|nota=actress, playwright, and Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts|ref=<ref name="ToneaStewartbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=1843 |title=Bio of Stewart, Tonea |publisher=AEI Speakers Bureau |access-date=July 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513085032/http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=1843 |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>}}
{{Faculty|name=]|dept=Mathematics|nota=1886 ] alumnus, early writer on civil rights topics|ref=<ref name="AAPE">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y80OAAAAIAAJ|title=The Afro-American Press and Its Editors|first=Irvine Garland|last=Penn|date=February 22, 1891|publisher=Willey & Company|isbn=9780598582683 |access-date=February 22, 2022|via=Google Books}}</ref>}}
{{Faculty|name=]|dept=Social Studies|nota=notable civil rights activist, author of ''Selma Lord Selma!'' and Dr. Martin Luther King's proclaimed "smallest freedom fighter"|ref=}}
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== Further reading ==

* {{cite book|last=Bond|first=Horace Mann|title=Negro Education in Alabama A Study in Cotton and Steel|publisher=Octagon Books|orig-year=1939|year=1969|location=New York|url=https://archive.org/details/negroeducationin0000bond|url-access=registration}}
{{Alum|name=Kefla Hare|year=2000|nota=Actor, educator, motivational speaker; MTV ''] Down Under '' (season 6 cast member), '']'' (Emmy nominated children series on ] and ]|ref=}}
* {{cite book|last=Caver|first=Joseph|title=A Twenty-Year History of Alabama State University, 1867–1887." Master's thesis|publisher=Alabama State University|year=1982}}
{{Alum|name=Lewis Jackson|year=1984|nota= former ] player, educator, ASU basketball coach}}
* {{cite book|title=Knight v. Alabama, 933 F.2D |year=1991}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=Winner of reality show ]|ref=}}
* {{cite book|title=United States v. Alabama, 828 F.2D 1532 |publisher=11th Cir.|year=1987}}
{{Alum|name=]|nota=] for the ] of the ]|ref=}}
* {{cite book|last=Watkins|first=Levi|title=Fighting Hard: The Alabama State University Experience|publisher=Harlo Press|year=1987|location=Detroit, Mich.}}
{{Alum|name=] |nota=member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 26th District |ref=}}
* {{cite book|editor1=Karl E. Westhauser|editor2=Elaine M. Smith |editor3=Jennifer A. Fremlin|title=Creating Community: Life and Learning at Montgomery's Black University|publisher=University of Alabama Press|year=2005|location=Tuscaloosa}}

{{Alum|name=Ralph Simpson|nota=first African American to earn a PhD (music) from Michigan State University; former Dean of the School of Music at ]|ref=}}
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{{Alum|name=Terren Jones|year=2012|nota= current NFL offensive lineman|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=2007|nota=current NFL defensive back|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=1996||nota=former professional football wide receiver and current head football coach at Alabama State University|ref=}}

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{{Alum|name=]|year=1993|nota=actress with ]'s '']''|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=]|year=2006||nota=Professional football player. ] for the ] |ref=<ref>{{cite web|work=www.nfl.com|publisher=NFL.com|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1107218|title=Tarvaris Jackson|accessdate=April 16, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070315212718/http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1107218| archivedate= March 15, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=Tauheed Epps|nota=Rapper known as ]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=Woody McCorvey|year=1972|nota=Assistant Head Football Coach for The Mississippi State University Bulldogs|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90894&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=931624&Q_SEASON=2008|title=Woody McCorvey|publisher=Mississippi State University|work=mstateathletics.com|accessdate=October 14, 2009}}</ref>}}

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== Additional reading ==
*{{cite book|last=Bond|first=Horace Mann|title=Negro Education in Alabama A Study in Cotton and Steel|publisher=Octagon Books|date=1939 Reprint 1969|location=New York|url=|id= |isbn=}}
*{{cite book|last=Caver|first=Joseph|title=A Twenty-Year History of Alabama State University, 1867–1887." Master's thesis|publisher=Alabama State University|year=1982|url=|id= |isbn=}}
*{{cite book|coauthors=|title=Knight v. Alabama, 933 F.2D |year=1991|url=|id= |isbn=}}
*{{cite book|coauthors=|title=United States v. Alabama, 828 F.2D 1532 |publisher=11th Cir.|year=1987|url=|id= |isbn=}}
*{{cite book|last=Watkins|first=Levi|title=Fighting Hard: The Alabama State University Experience|publisher=Harlo Press|year=1987|location=Detroit, Mich.|url=|id= |isbn=}}
*{{cite book|last=Westhauser|first=Karl E.|coauthors=Elaine M. Smith, and Jennifer A. Fremlin, eds |title=Creating Community: Life and Learning at Montgomery's Black University|publisher=University of Alabama Press|year=2005|location=Tuscaloosa|url=|id= |isbn=}}


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Public university in Montgomery, Alabama, US "Alabama State" redirects here. For the U.S. state, see Alabama. Not to be confused with University of Alabama.

Alabama State University
Former nameLincoln Normal School of Marion (1867–1887)
Normal School for Colored Students (1887–1929)
State Teachers College (1929–1948)
Alabama State College for Negroes (1948–1954)
Alabama State College (1954–1969)
TypePublic historically black university
Established1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Academic affiliationsTMCF
Endowment$125 million (2024)
PresidentQuinton T. Ross Jr.
ProvostCarl Pettis
Students5,475
Undergraduates5,116
LocationMontgomery, Alabama, United States
CampusUrban, 172-acres
NewspaperThe Hornet Tribune
ColorsBlack and Old gold
   
NicknameHornets and Lady Hornets
Sporting affiliationsNCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
Websitewww.alasu.edu

Alabama State University (ASU, Bama State, or Alabama State) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, during the Reconstruction era, it was one of about 180 "normal schools" established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. It was one of 23 established to train African Americans to teach in segregated schools. Some of the 180 closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century. ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

History

See also: Alabama State University Historic District

Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the Lincoln Normal School of Marion in Marion. In December 1874, the State Board accepted the transfer of title to the school after a legislative act was passed authorizing the state to fund a Normal School, and George N. Card was named president. Thus, in 1874, this predecessor of Alabama State University became America's first state-supported educational institution for blacks. This began ASU's history as a "teachers' college."

The second president, William Burns Paterson, was appointed in 1878. He is honored as a founder of Alabama State University and was the president for 37 of the school's first 48 years. Paterson was instrumental in the move from Marion to Montgomery in 1887.

In 1887, the university opened in its new location in Montgomery, but an Alabama State Supreme Court ruling forced the school to change its name; it was renamed the Normal School for Colored Students. The campus was chosen in 1889 although preparing the buildings at the site took a while longer.

In the decades that followed, Lincoln Normal School became a junior college, and in 1928 became a full four-year institution. In 1929 it became State Teachers College, Alabama State College for Negroes in 1948, and Alabama State College in 1954. In 1969, the State Board of Education, then the governing body of the university, approved a name change; the institution became Alabama State University.

The 1995 Knight vs. Alabama remedial decree transformed ASU into a comprehensive regional institution paving the way for two new undergraduate programs, four new graduate programs, diversity scholarship funding and endowment, funding to build a state-of-the art health sciences facility, and a facility renewal allocation to refurbish three existing buildings.

WVAS-FM was launched on June 15, 1984, beaming 25,000 watts of power from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center for two years before moving to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Today, WVAS has grown to 80,000 watts and has a listenership that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000. In recent years, the station has also begun streaming its broadcast via the Web, connecting a global audience to the university.

The early 1990s witnessed the beginning of WAPR-FM (Alabama Public Radio), which Alabama State University and Troy University, both of which already held station licenses of their own, cooperated with the University of Alabama in building and operating. WAPR-FM 88.3—Selma's signal reaches the region known colloquially as the Black Belt, about 13 counties in the west central and central parts of Alabama, including the city of Montgomery.

In 2021, ASU received a $24.7 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help Montgomery Public Schools students better prepare for a higher education. This is the largest single grant in the history of the institution.

Presidents

Interim presidents excluded

  1. 1874–1878: George N. Card
  2. 1878–1915: William Burns Paterson
  3. 1915–1920: John William Beverly
  4. 1920–1925: George Washington Trenholm
  5. 1925–1961: Harper Councill Trenholm
  6. 1962–1981: Levi Watkins Sr.
  7. 1981–1983: Robert L. Randolph
  8. 1983–1991: Leon Howard
  9. 1991–1994: Clifford C. Baker
  10. 1994–2000: William Hamilton Harris
  11. 2001–2008: Joe A. Lee
  12. 2008–2012: William Hamilton Harris
  13. 2012: Joseph H. Silver Sr.
  14. 2014–2016: Gwendolyn Boyd
  15. 2017–present: Quinton T. Ross Jr.

Academics

ASU has eight degree-granting colleges, schools, or divisions:

  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Education
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
  • College of Science, Mathematics & Technology
  • College of Visual & Performing Arts
  • Division of Aerospace Studies
  • Continuing Education

Alabama State offers 47 degree programs including 31 bachelor's, 11 master's, 2 Education Specialist, and 3 doctoral programs. In addition, the university offers the W.E.B. DuBois Honors Program for undergraduate students who meet the above average performance criteria.

Due to Alabama State offering only bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the university established a dual degree engineering partnership with Auburn University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) that gives qualified ASU students automatic admissions into Auburn and UAB undergraduate engineering programs. ASU undergraduate students who successfully complete the program will receive a STEM related bachelor's degree from ASU and an engineering bachelor's degree from Auburn or UAB in approximately five years.

Alabama State is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Specific programs are also accredited by relevant specialized accreditors.

Research centers

Research centers at the university include:

  • Center for Nanobiotechnology Research
  • Research Infrastructure & Minority Institutions
  • Center for Leadership & Public Policy
  • East Asian Institute for Business Research and Culture
  • Urban Economic Research Development Center
  • National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture

Campus

Jo Ann Robinson Hall

ASU's urban, 172-acre (0.70 km2) campus has Georgian-style red-brick classroom buildings and architecturally contemporary structures. ASU is home to the state-of-the-art 7,400-seat academic and sports facility the ASU Acadome; the Levi Watkins Learning Center, a five-story brick structure with more than 267,000 volumes; the state-of-the-art John L. Buskey Health Sciences Center which is an 80,000 square foot (7,400 m2) facility which houses classrooms, offices, an interdisciplinary clinic, three therapeutic rehabilitation labs, a state-of-the-art Gross Anatomy Lab, Laboratory for the Analysis of Human Motion (LAHM), a Women's Health/Cardiopulmonary lab, and a health sciences computer lab; and WVAS-FM 90.7, the 80,000-watt, university operated public radio station.

Student life

Alabama State University has nearly 6,000 students from more than 40 states and over 20 countries. Approximately 40% of the student body come from outside Alabama.

Athletics

The Hornets outdoor track team celebrating a victory at the 2023 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Main article: Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets

The Alabama State University Department of Athletics currently sponsors men's intercollegiate football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, track and cheerleading, along with women's intercollegiate basketball, soccer, softball, bowling, tennis, track, volleyball, golf and cheerleading. Sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. The university's colors are black and old gold and their athletic teams are known as the Hornets.

The Mighty Marching Hornets

The Mighty Marching Hornets and Sensational Stingettes

Alabama State's marching band is officially known as "The Mighty Marching Hornets". The band has been invited several times to the Honda Battle of the Bands and has been nationally recognized. The Mighty Marching Hornets were featured in the documentary series, Bama State Style, which followed the lives of the students in the band. In 2016, The Mighty Marching Hornets made an appearance in Ang Lee's film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. In 2017, the band's 2012 halftime performance at the Magic City Classic garnered over three million views on YouTube. The band performed in the 2019 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day. In 2023, Alabama State became the first HBCU to host the annual Honda Battle of the Bands. The band is traditionally led by four or five drum majors. The band performs at most football games, all SWAC basketball home games, and other special events.

The featured auxiliary is "The Sensational Stingettes", a danceline that debuted in 1977. They were invited to appear in the "Give It 2 U" music video and a live televised performance with artists Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz. Also, they were shown in Beyonce's Netflix special "HΘMΣCΘMING: A film by Beyonce".

The most recently added auxiliary is "The Honey-Beez", a danceline composed of only plus-size young women that debuted in 2004. In 2017, they were selected to showcase their talents and compete on America's Got Talent. In 2020, they starred in a docuseries on Snapchat.

The Bama State Collegians

The Bama State Collegians is a big band jazz orchestra sponsored by Alabama State University. In the 1930s, the ensemble was directed by noted jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins, an inductee of both the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. After moving to New York City, the Collegians, directed by Hawkins, became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and produced a string of national hit records, including "Tuxedo Junction", "After Hours", "Tippin' In" and others. The song "Tuxedo Junction", with its recordings by Hawkins and by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, became one of the anthems of World War II. In 2011, Hawkins' story of and his start in the Bama State Collegians was the subject of a Florida State University Film School MFA thesis film, The Collegians, written and directed by Alabama State University alumnus Bryan Lewis.

Student publications

Students are served by two media publications, The Hornet Tribune (student newspaper) and The Hornet (the student yearbook).

See also

Notable alumni

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
2 Chainz American rapper, played basketball for two seasons while attending
Ralph Abernathy 1950 civil rights leader and minister
Reggie Barlow 1996 former professional football wide receiver and current head football coach of the DC Defenders
Brad Baxter former football running back who played 6 seasons in the NFL for the New York Jets (1989–1995)
Clarence Carter 1960 soul singer and musician, best known for his hits "Strokin'", "Patches", and "Snatching It Back"
London "Deelishis" Charles winner of reality show Flavor of Love 2
Michael Coe 2007 NFL defensive back
James Daniel 1974 tight ends coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Steven Daniel 1993 actor and comedian
Thomas Figures 1966 first African American assistant district attorney and assistant United States Attorney
Fred Gray attorney who represented Rosa Parks during the Montgomery bus boycott
Erskine Hawkins jazz musician, composer of "Tuxedo Junction"
Tarvaris Jackson 2006 professional football player, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks
Terren Jones 2012 NFL offensive lineman
Lil Yachty vocalist
Kevin Loder 1981 former NBA player for the Kansas City Kings and San Diego Clippers
Manny Martin former NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills during the 1990s
Tangi Miller 1993 actress with The WB's Felicity
Travis Pearson former Arena Football League player
Eddie Robinson former linebacker, who played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, and the Buffalo Bills; started for the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV
Quinton Ross member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 26th District
Eugene Sawyer 1956 politician and businessman, Mayor of Chicago 1987–1989
Dr. Fred Shuttlesworth civil rights leader and minister, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Council
Rickey Smiley 1992 comedian and actor
Felix Stallings, Jr. electronica artist, producer, and DJ Felix da housecat
Troy Stubbs Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Jessie Tompkins 1998 former nationally ranking athlete in track and field; head coach for the East Montgomery Track Club; first African America student to challenge the State of Alabama’s White-only, race-based scholarships
Fred Wesley jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s
Jesse White 37th Secretary of State of Illinois
Doug Williams 1995 comedian and actor
Marcus Winn former linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League

Notable faculty

Name Department Notability Reference
Harold Franklin First black student at Auburn University
Alvin Holmes alumnus and member of the Alabama State Legislature, representing the 78th District (Montgomery)
Jo Ann Robinson leader in the Montgomery, Alabama Women's Political Council and the Montgomery bus boycott
Tonea Stewart Theatre actress, playwright, and Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Josephine Turpin Washington Mathematics 1886 Howard University alumnus, early writer on civil rights topics
Sheyann Webb-Christburg Social Studies notable civil rights activist, author of Selma Lord Selma! and Dr. Martin Luther King's proclaimed "smallest freedom fighter"

Further reading

  • Bond, Horace Mann (1969) . Negro Education in Alabama A Study in Cotton and Steel. New York: Octagon Books.
  • Caver, Joseph (1982). A Twenty-Year History of Alabama State University, 1867–1887." Master's thesis. Alabama State University.
  • Knight v. Alabama, 933 F.2D. 1991.
  • United States v. Alabama, 828 F.2D 1532. 11th Cir. 1987.
  • Watkins, Levi (1987). Fighting Hard: The Alabama State University Experience. Detroit, Mich.: Harlo Press.
  • Karl E. Westhauser; Elaine M. Smith; Jennifer A. Fremlin, eds. (2005). Creating Community: Life and Learning at Montgomery's Black University. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.

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