Southern University and the Southern University Digest
Southern University was founded in New Orleans in 1879 by prominent local African American politicians who wanted to have a higher education institution dedicated to educating African Americans. The school’s first location was on Calliope Street in New Orleans before moving to the corner of Magazine and Soniat streets in 1886. The school remained in New Orleans until a legislative act passed in 1912 moved it to Baton Rouge. Appointed as president of the University in 1913, Dr