Alcorn State University, located in Clairborne County, Mississippi,
was founded in 1871 as the nation's first state-supported higher education institution for blacks.
When P.T. Barnum donated money to Tufts University, he did so on the condition that the school's mascot be named after his beloved elephant. The Tufts University mascot has been the "Jumbos" ever since.
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