Tougaloo in Jackson in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Tougaloo College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

1. Tougaloo College Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1869 by the American Missionary Association, which began as a New York-based abolitionist society. Tougaloo University was chartered as a teaching college in 1871 and conferred its first baccalaureate degree in 1901. The school was renamed Tougaloo College in 1916 and in 1954 became Tougaloo Southern Christian College after merging with the Southern Christian Institute. During the Civil Rights Movement, Tougaloo served as a safe haven for movement leaders. The school was again renamed Tougaloo College in 1963.

Erected 2020 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 32° 24.024′ N, 90° 9.589′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is in Tougaloo. It is on West County Line Road west of Tougaloo Boulevard,

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on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 W County Line Rd, Tougaloo MS 39174, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Tougaloo College (approx. ¼ mile away); Highways And Byways (approx. 1½ miles away); Northpark Mall (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ridgeland’s Native American Heritage (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Pecan – Our City Tree (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ridgeland (approx. 2.1 miles away); Choctaw Agency (approx. 2.1 miles away); Greenwood Plantation (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Our History.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

2. Tougaloo College Marker

The educational institution's origins can be traced back to the Armistad mutiny. (Tougaloo College) (Submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Tougaloo College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 1998. (National Park Service) (Submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.