On Mar 6, 1901: Virginia State University was founded when the state legislature passed a bill to charter Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a Black attorney who represented Dinwiddie County in the General Assembly, sponsored the bill.
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"Virginia State University Founded, 1901." Historianspeaks, March 7, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/virginia-state-university-founded-1901.
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