William Grant Still Sr. in Woodville 1888–1895
Posted on | | 2 CommentsIn 1871, the year William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College was founded. Hiram R. Revels, the first person of African descent to serve in the U.S. Senate, became Alcorn’s first president. Alcorn, located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, became the first Black land-grant college…
