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Jackson State University
Jackson State University, founded in 1877, is one of the largest historically Black universities in the country, and its marching band, the Sonic Boom of the South, is one of the most celebrated HBCU marching bands in the nation, known for its high-energy performances at football games and national television appearances. The university's public health and social work programs have built strong regional reputations, and JSU's role as a significant institution during the civil rights movement, including the 1970 Jackson State killings in which police shot and killed two students during campus protests, remains an important and painful part of the university's institutional history. Jackson State's engineering and computer science programs have grown substantially in recent decades, reflecting broader HBCU investment in STEM fields, and the university's research funding has increased significantly as part of a wider push to strengthen research capacity across historically Black institutions nationally. The university's combination of its celebrated marching band tradition, its significant and painful civil rights-era history, and its position as one of the largest HBCUs in the country has made Jackson State one of the most institutionally significant historically Black universities in the American South.
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Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College, founded in 1869 by the American Missionary Association, played a central role in the Mississippi civil rights movement, serving as a key organizing and planning site for activists during the 1960s, including hosting Freedom Riders and civil rights leaders when few other institutions in the state were willing to do so. The college's small size and its historic campus, built partly on the grounds of a former antebellum plantation, give Tougaloo a physically and historically significant setting directly tied to the institution's founding mission of educating formerly enslaved people and their descendants. Tougaloo's pre-medical program has built a strong reputation for placing graduates into medical school relative to the college's small size, continuing a broader HBCU tradition of producing a disproportionate share of Black physicians relative to institutional size. The college's direct historical role as a civil rights movement organizing hub, combined with its continued mission serving Mississippi's Black community, has made Tougaloo one of the most historically significant small HBCUs in the country, with a legacy extending well beyond its modest enrollment size.
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