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History
Alabama State traces its origins to Lincoln Normal School in Marion, founded by nine formerly enslaved men. The university's history records a $500 land purchase and an opening on November 13, 1867, with 113 students. The Marion Nine's educational project became the institution's foundation.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University - History and Traditions
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The 2025-27 undergraduate catalog describes legislation in 1873 and reorganization under George N. Card in 1874. These successive steps connected Lincoln Normal School to a state-supported institution for educating Black teachers. The university's early history includes both the legislative action and the following institutional reorganization.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University 2025-27 Catalog - The ASU Legacy
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The university catalog dates its first Montgomery class to October 3, 1887. Under William Paterson's leadership, classes opened at Beulah Baptist Church using temporary facilities. Support from Montgomery residents helped the institution establish itself before development of its permanent campus.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University 2025-27 Catalog - Years of Leadership
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The institution became Alabama State University in 1969 after the State Board of Education approved the name change. Its catalog also dates the establishment of an independent board of trustees to 1975. Those milestones followed decades of development from a teacher-training institution into a broader university.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University 2025-27 Catalog - Years of Leadership
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An archived 2021 university feature attributes the program's first football game to 1901, against Tuskegee in Tuskegee, Alabama, citing historian and ASU alumnus Joseph Caver. That account places the football rivalry before the later Thanksgiving tradition. It provides an attributed historical chronology rather than a current series tally.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University - 2021 Turkey Day Classic tradition and history
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The university's archived historical account dates the move of the Alabama State-Tuskegee series to Thanksgiving Day to 1924. It also records interruptions in the rivalry. The Turkey Day Classic has a long history, but the retained account does not describe an uninterrupted annual matchup with Tuskegee.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University - 2021 Turkey Day Classic tradition and history
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Alabama State Athletics dates ASU Stadium's official opening to Thanksgiving Day 2012. The on-campus Montgomery facility was built as a multipurpose venue with a synthetic playing surface, suites and several locker rooms. Its opening marked a new home for Hornets football.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State Athletics - ASU Stadium
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