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unusual facts about Jackson State University



Joseph Rhodes, Jr.

This Commission was established specifically to investigate two incidents in 1970 in which unarmed student protesters were shot and killed by soldiers and policemen, one at Kent State University in Ohio and a second at Jackson State University in Mississippi.

Poultry Bowl

The bowl was aimed at small colleges that didn't have bowl opportunities, and for the initial game, the selection committee also considered Elon, Jacksonville State, Troy, Grabmling, Carson Newman and Jackson State before settling on Stephen F. Austin and Gardner-Webb.


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