Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Prairie View A & M University had its beginnings in 1876 as a Texas state institution under the provisions of the Morrill Land Grant College Act; on Mar. 11, 1878, The Agricultural and Mechanical College for Colored Youth opened with eight young Negro men and two professors; the first baccalaureate degrees were granted in 1903; name changes include Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in 1889, Prairie View University in 1945, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1947, and Prairie View A & M University in ca. 1970.
From the description of Agriculture records, [196-]. (Prairie View A&M University). WorldCat record id: 70972006
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- African American universities and colleges
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- Texas--Prairie View (as recorded)
