Oakland Memorial Chapel - View this location on map Constructed in 1838 by skilled Black craftmen, this Greek Revival style structure symbolizes the importance of Alcorn University as the first Black land grant college in the country. Alcorn was founded in 1871 expressly for the education of Blacks, on the site of Oakland College, which had been established for the education of the white youth of the area. Alcorn's first president was Hiram Rhoades Revels (1827-1901), one of the most disintguished Blacks of the Reconstruction Era. Alcorn State University Campus, Alcorn, Mississippi Historical

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