Alabama State University
United States · Americas
About
Alabama State University (Alabama State, 'Bama State, or ASU) is a public historically Black university (HBCU) in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1867 during the Reconstruction era, it was one of about 180 "normal schools" established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. It was one of 23 established to train African-Americans to teach in segregated schools. ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alabama State's athletic teams, known as the Hornets, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.