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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - NC A&T Founded

Hugh Gaddy · Wednesday, March 9th 2011 at 12:20AM · 1061 views

North Carolina A&T State University




On March 9. 1891, North Carolina A&T State University Was Founded, Following An Act Ratified By The North Carolina General Assembly.


Originally Established As The (Agricultural & Mechanical) A&M. College For The “Colored Race” It Was In The Fall Of 1890, When The North Carolina General Assembly Enacted A second Morrill Act That Mandated A Separate College For The "Colored Race." (The College Operated In Raleigh As An Annex To Shaw University During The Years 1890-1891, 1891-1892, And 1892-1893). A Group Of Greensboro Citizens Banned Together To Make A Permanent Home For The Institution.

In 1915 State Legislators Changed The College’s Name To The Agricultural And Technical College of North Carolina, And In 1967 Elevated Its Status To University. NC. A&T Became A Constituent University Of The University The North Carolina In 1972.

NC A&T Is The Largest Publicly Funded Historically Black College (HBCU) In The State Of North Carolina And Graduates The Largest Number Of Black Engineers At The Undergraduate, Masters, And Doctoral Levels And Psychology Undergraduates In The Nation.

Today The University Holds The Distinction Of Being The Nations Only HBCU With Its Own Wall Street Trading Room. NC A&T Is A Member School Of The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." - Hubert Gaddy, Jr.

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Jen Fad Wednesday, March 9th 2011 at 2:59PM

Wow I have learned another interesting fact... I didn't know what A&T stood for until today!

ROBINSON IRMA Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM

YEAH, N.C. lol (smile)

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