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Jackson State University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1877 as Natchez Seminary.
Location:
Jackson, MS
Founding Date:
1877 Motto:
You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free Team:
Tigers Enrollment:
6800 Official Website:
http://www.jsums.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Lem Barney |
Football |
8-Sep-1945 |
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NFL Hall of Famer, Baptist minister |
| Robert Brazile |
Football |
7-Feb-1953 |
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Former Houston Oilers LB |
| James Meredith |
Activist |
25-Jun-1933 |
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First black student at Ole Miss |
| Rod Paige |
Government |
17-Jun-1933 |
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US Secretary of Education, 2000-04 |
| Walter Payton |
Football |
25-Jul-1954 |
1-Nov-1999 |
Sweetness |
| Bennie Thompson |
Politician |
28-Jan-1948 |
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Congressman, Mississippi 2nd |
| Cassandra Wilson |
Singer |
4-Dec-1955 |
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New Moon Daughter |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Margaret Walker |
Novelist |
7-Jul-1915 |
30-Nov-1998 |
Jubilee |
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John Merritt |
Football |
26-Jan-1926 |
13-Dec-1983 |
Tennessee Football Coach, 1963-83 |
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