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.

#145 school

Jackson State University Past and Present Attendees

Brittany Renner, 32

Trevor Lawrence, 25

Tara Wallace, 42

Paula Hellens, 38

Dreadhead Krush, 34

Cassandra Wilson, 69

Jimmy Smith, 36

Trey Johnson, 40

Tobias Dorzon, 40

Kaleb Anthony, 36

King Tino, 31

Heather Whitestone, 51

Shanika Lee, 45

Lindsey Hunter, 54

Ben McGee, 85

Adrian Clemons, 34

Dorothy Moore, 78

Jimmy Coney, 40

Speedy Duncan (1942-2021)

Purvis Short, 67

Popularity

School #145

Mississippi School #3

SWAC School #2

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