LU celebrated 117th birthday March 12 Mar. 12, 2014, marked the 117th birthday of Langston University in education and service. Langston University was founded as a land grant college through the Morrill Act of 1890 and officially established by House Bill 151 on Mar. 12, 1897, as the Colored Agricultural and Normal University. Since African Americans were not permitted to attend any of the institutions of higher education in Oklahoma Territory, black citizens appeared before the Oklahoma Industrial School and College Commission in July 1892 to petition that Langston have a college.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0000