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By Lee Hattabaugh, January 15, 2011
William Hooper Councill Marker
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1 Alabama, Madison County, Normal — William Hooper CouncillFounder — Alabama A&M University —
"...A tower of knowledge, of strength, of power ...Let us build..." Dr. William Hooper Councill served as President of Alabama A&M University and was the catalyst for its early development from its founding in 1875 until his death in 1909. . . . Map (db m39763) HM
2 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — William Hooper Councill High School Site1892-1966
The first public school for African-Americans in the city of Huntsville was named for the founder of the Alabama A&M University. The site, selected by a committee headed by the Rev. W.E. Gaston, was donated by the Davis-Lowe family. Founded in 1867 . . . Map (db m36065) HM
3 Alabama, Madison County, Normal — Councill Training School(1919 - 1970)
In 1919, the first building was erected nearby with funds provided locally and supplemented with a Julius Rosenwald Foundation grant. Named for William H. Councill, Alabama A&M University founder, the three-room structure was built for black . . . Map (db m39761) HM
4 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Original Site of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University(now located at Normal, Alabama)
Legislature approved 9 December 1873 "a normal school for the education of colored teachers" in Huntsville. Ex-slave William Hooper Councill founder and first president. Classes began May 1875 with sixty-one pupils and two teachers; held in rented . . . Map (db m85546) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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