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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:August 30, 1890 Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making AfricanAmericans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South 1890 Land-grant Universities Alabama A&M Alcorn State University Central State University Delaware State University Florida A&M University Fort Valley State University Kentucky State University Langston University Lincoln University North Carolina A&T State University Prairie View A&M University South Carolina State University Southern University Tennessee State University Tuskegee University University of Arkansas Pine Bluff University of Maryland Eastern Shore Virginia State University West Virginia State University https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo