The Second Morrill Act of 1890

What is the Second Morrill Act of 1890?

A bill establishing funding for land-grant colleges specifically for African-Americans, requiring the former Confederate states to establish universities. 

Who benefited from this act?

The intention was to allow freed African-Americans the ability to attend colleges and universities without discrimination in admissions.  

What are the results of the Second Morrill Act of 1890? 

This established the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

• Alabama A&M

• Alcorn State University

• Central State University

• Delaware State University

• Florida A&M University

• Fort Valley State University

• Kentucky State University

• Langston University

• Lincoln University

• North Carolina A&T State University

• Prairie View A&M University

• South Carolina State University

• Southern University

• Tennessee State University

• Tuskegee University

• University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

• Virginia State University

• West Virginia State University