


Alabama A&M University was founded in 1875, however it was not until 1969 that the school took its present name. Alabama A&M is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Historic District.
Notable alumni include Jearl Miles-Clark, an Olympic Gold Medalist; Ruben Studdard, contemporary R&B, pop and gospel music singer; Don Calloway, attorney and politician from St. Louis, Missouri; and many more.