Langston University
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Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University |
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| Motto | Education For Service |
| Type | Public, Land-grant, HBCU |
| Established | March 12, 1897 |
| Affiliation | Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges |
| Endowment | $45 million (2015) |
| President | Kent Smith |
| Students | 2,554 |
| Location | Langston, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Website | www |
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Langston University, abbreviated as LU, is a public university in Langston, Oklahoma, United States. It is the only historically black college in the state. Though located in a rural setting just 10 miles (16 km) east of Guthrie, Langston also serves an urban mission with University Centers in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The University is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
The school was founded in 1897 and was known as the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University. From 1898 to 1916 its president was Inman E. Page. Langston University was created as a result of the second Morrill Act in 1890. The law required states with land-grant colleges (such as Oklahoma State University, then Oklahoma A&M) to either admit African-Americans, or provide an alternative school for them to attend as a condition of receiving federal funds. Langston University is named for John Mercer Langston (1829–1897), civil rights pioneer, first African American member of Congress from Virginia, founder of the Howard University Law School, and American consul-general to Haiti. It was renamed Langston University in 1941.
Through the years Langston University has developed slowly but surely. Some of the most serious problems have been political influences, financial stress, and lack of adequate space and equipment. During the 1960s the campus underwent a complete makeover. New buildings appeared, and additions were made to the library and auditorium.
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