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“The Fruits of Citizenship: African Americans, Military Service, and the Cause of Cuba Libre”

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The Nation’s Pioneer Land-Grant University

Michigan State University, originally established as the Michigan Agricultural College in 1855, was officially designated as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Act in 1863, predating the formal designation of some other universities.  Other universities with a similar claim:

Iowa State University – Chartered in 1858, designated as a land-grant institution in 1864.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Chartered in 1867, designated as a land-grant institution in 1867.

University of California, Berkeley – Chartered in 1868, designated as a land-grant institution in 1868.

Kansas State University – Chartered in 1863 as Kansas State Agricultural College, designated as a land-grant institution in 1863.

University of Wisconsin-Madison – Chartered in 1848, designated as a land-grant institution in 1866.

Association of Public Land-Grant Universities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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