AAMU
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| Motto | Service is Sovereignty |
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Public, HBCU Land-grant university Space-grant |
| Established | 1875 |
| President | Andrew Hugine, Jr. |
| Students | 4,605 (Fall 2017) |
| Postgraduates | 1,123 (Fall 2017) |
| Location |
Normal, Alabama, U.S. 34°47′05″N 86°34′12″W / 34.784643°N 86.569950°WCoordinates: 34°47′05″N 86°34′12″W / 34.784643°N 86.569950°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 880 acres (3.6 km2) |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs |
| Affiliations |
APLU ASGC ORAU ACES AASCU |
| Sports | 15 Varsity sports |
| Mascot | Butch |
| Website | www |
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Alabama A&M University Historic District
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AAMU Residence Hall and Student Wellness Center, 2018
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| Area | 291 acres (118 ha) |
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| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference # | 01001407 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 2001 |
| Designated ARLH | August 25, 1994 |
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (often called Alabama A&M, formerly the State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville and State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes) is a public, historically black, land-grant university located in Normal, a neighborhood of Huntsville, Alabama, United States. AAMU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Founded in the 1870s as a normal school, it took its present name in 1969. Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Historic District, also known as Normal Hill College Historic District, has 28 buildings and 4 structures listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Teacher and schoolmaster William Hooper Councill won approval for his plan for the Huntsville State Normal School for Negroes, established by an act of the Alabama State Legislature in 1875. The school opened on May 1, 1875, at a church on Eustis Street, with instruction for 61 teaching students overseen by Principal Councill, assisted by Rev. Alfred Hunt. By 1878, the state appropriation increased from $1,000 to $2,000 and the school expanded its enrollment and curriculum.
In 1881, the faculty pooled money from their salaries to purchase two and a half acres (1.0 ha) on West Clinton Street. In 1885 the school, now with around 180 students, changes its name to State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville, after the earlier addition of programs for sewing, printing, carpentry, mattress making and gardening. By 1890, the school site became known as Normal, Alabama, and a post office was established. In 1891, the school was designated as a land-grant college through legislative enactment under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1890. In 1896, its name was changed to The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes. In 1919, the school became the State Agricultural and Mechanical Institute for Negroes. In 1948 it was renamed the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College. AAMU became fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1963. In June 1969, the school adopted its current name.
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