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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Carnegie Library, which houses the Black Archives Research Center, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Also known as: Florida A & M University, State Normal School for Colored Students, State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students
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Florida A&M University
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land-grant universities
public education

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. It is a historically black, land-grant institution and part of the State University System of Florida; its enrollment remains predominantly African American. The university includes colleges of arts and sciences, education, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, and engineering sciences, technology, and agriculture. The university cooperates in a college of engineering with nearby Florida State University. It also includes the Environmental Sciences Institute and schools of allied health sciences; architecture; business and industry; journalism, media, and graphic arts; nursing; general studies; and graduate studies and research. Graduate ...(100 of 232 words)

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