Campbell College (Mississippi)

The boys' dormitory, c. 1910

J. P. Campbell College (1890–1964) was a private junior college in Jackson, Mississippi, focused on educating African American students.[1] It was affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church.[2] In its final years, the early 1960s, it enrolled three hundred students.[3]

  1. ^ Sanders, Sheren (December 25, 2018). "Campbell College (1890–1964) •".
  2. ^ "Campbell College". Mississippi Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ Williamson, Joy Ann (2017). ""Quacks, Quirks, Agitators, and Communists": Private Black Colleges and the Limits of Institutional Autonomy". History of Higher Education Annual: 2003–2004. London: Routledge. pp. 58–63.