Mound Bayou Industrial College

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Mound Bayou Industrial College
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Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S.
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Other namesBaptist College
Former nameMound Bayou Baptist College
Religious affiliation Baptist Church
Established1900
FounderA. A. Harris
Closed1936

Mound Bayou Industrial College was a private Baptist industrial college for African American students active from 1900 until 1936 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States. It was nicknamed "Baptist College", and also known as Mound Bayou Baptist College.

It was established in 1900 by A. A. Harris at the General Baptist State Convention, and opened by 1904. [1] The school was financed by funds raised by the women workers of the General Baptist Convention. [1] Mrs. L. V. Alexander was the president, and R. McCorkle was the principal. [1] [2]

The school closed in 1936. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Article clipped from Jackson Advocate". Jackson Advocate. November 9, 1963. p. 45. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wonderful Mound Bayou" (PDF). The Colored American Magazine . XII (6): 423–424. June 1907. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Brown, Angela (April 24, 2022). "Remembering Mound Bayou: Mississippi's Black Wall Street". Our Mississippi Magazine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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