Jackson State

Tigers' home university

Jackson State is a historically Black public university in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in 1877.

The school gained tragic prominence in 1970 when police opened fire on a dormitory during student protests, killing two and wounding twelve—an event often overshadowed by the Kent State shootings eleven days earlier.

Jackson State competes athletically in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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Deep SouthSouthernmost American states
1970Early seventies year

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Mississippi's state university, familiarly

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Jackson StateUniversity of Michigan

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