Southern University was officially established in Louisiana on November 24, 1880, by the state legislature as a public institution for the education of African Americans. Initially located in New Orleans, the university later moved to Baton Rouge in 1914. It became the flagship of the Southern University System, the only historically Black university system in the United States.
Southern University has played a critical role in advancing higher education and civil rights for Black Americans, producing generations of educators, professionals, and leaders.
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