Jackson State University

Established

Oct 23, 1877

Location

Jackson, MS

Nickname

Tigers

Jackson State University

About

Historically black university founded during the Reconstruction era as Natchez Seminary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York City. It was renamed Jackson College in 1882.

Trivia

Their marching band, the Sonic Boom of the South, gained a reputation for being one of the most prominent in the nation.

#129 school

Jackson State University Past and Present Attendees

Trevor Lawrence, 25

Brittany Renner, 32

Dreadhead Krush, 34

Tara Wallace, 42

Paula Hellens, 37

Cassandra Wilson, 68

Trey Johnson, 40

Heather Whitestone, 51

Tobias Dorzon, 39

Jimmy Smith, 36

King Tino, 30

Kaleb Anthony, 36

Lindsey Hunter, 53

Shanika Lee, 45

Adrian Clemons, 34

Dorothy Moore, 78

Jimmy Coney, 40

Purvis Short, 67

Speedy Duncan (1942-2021)

Ben McGee, 85

Popularity

School #129

Mississippi School #3

SWAC School #2

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