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Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama.  The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American
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Uganda: COVID-19 - I Can't Go On Begging Ugandans to Live, Says Museveni
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Southwestern Christian College (1948- )
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Somalia: Police Deployed to Jazeera Beach to Weed Out Militants
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