Learn fun facts about the schools hosting the College Tour!
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Norfolk State - Many successful athletes have studied at Norfolk State, including NFL cornerback Don Carey of the Detroit Lions and the NBA’s Kyle O’Quinn of the Orlando Magic. (Photo: BET)
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Virginia State - Hayden Drive, a road located on campus, is actually part of the original Underground Railroad. (Photo: Kevin Coles / Wikicommons)
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Jackson State - Jackson State University is home to a botanical garden on their campus, a major attraction in Jackson, Mississippi.(Photo: BET)
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Fraternity Row, home to the UMES Greek Life, is the background of some well-known films such as National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Life 101 (1995) and St. Elmo’s Fire (1985).(Photo: University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
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Clark Atlanta - Clark Atlanta’s campus served as the setting of Drumline’s fictional Atlanta A&T University. The movie also featured members of Clark Atlanta’s marching band. (Photo: BET)
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Alcorn State - Alcorn State University is the nation's oldest African-American land-grant college. Civil rights activist Medgar Evers graduated from Alcorn State in 1948.(Photo: Alcorn State University)
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Bethune-Cookman - Bethune-Cookman was founded by educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904.(Photo: BET)
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Southern - he Southern University Marching band has performed in three United Stated presidential inaugurations, four Sugar Bowl and five Super Bowl appearances. The band also has appeared on several national television shows, in two of film director Spike Lee’s production, and an award-winning documentary by NFL Films. (Photo: BET)
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Alabama A&M - Alabama A&M University has a renowned choir that was the first HBCU choir to attend the American Choral Festival in Germany in 2007 and also the first HBCU choir to perform at the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Annual Conference in 2010. (Photo: BET)
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Florida Memorial - Florida Memorial University is the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Miami.(Photo: Florida Memorial University)
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Tuskegee - Tuskegee is the only college or university campus in the nation to be designated a National Historic Site by the U.S. Congress. In addition, it is the only HBCU with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine that offers the Doctoral Degree which produces over 75 percent of the African-American veterinarians in the world. (Photo: BET)
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Grambling - Grammy-winner Erykah Badu attended Grambling State University and once served as campus queen.(Photo: BET)
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Tennessee State - Media maven Oprah Winfrey secured a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, where she studied communication.(Photo: Public Domain Courtesy of The Peep Holes)
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Prairie View A&M - The Prairie View A&M football team has won numerous Black college national championship titles and Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships (most recently in 2009). Two NFL stars and National Football Hall of Fame inductees, Kenny Houston and Otis Taylor, have hailed from Prairie View A&M.(Photo: BET)