From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925

by Joe Caver and Joseph D. Caver

Book Overview

Alabama State University is well known as a historically black university and for the involvement of its faculty and students in the civil rights movement. Less attention has been paid to the school's remarkable origins, having begun as the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, founded by nine former slaves. These men are rightly considered the progenitors of Alabama State University, as they had the drive and perseverance to face the challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588383601
• ISBN13: 9781588383600
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"