Southern Christian Institute

	Southern Christian Institute
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Edwards, Mississippi
Area	53.6 acres (21.7 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	06001323
Added to NRHP	January 30, 2007

Southern Christian Institute was a boarding school for African American students in Edwards, Mississippi.^[2]^[3] In 1954 it merged with Tougaloo College. SCI was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

It was established by Christian organizations for the education of African Americans in the South after the American Civil War.^[4] served as president of the school^[5] from 1890 to 1933.^[6]

An all class reunion was held in 1979.^[7] The school site has served various other purposes since the school closed.^[8]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Mcallister, Lester G; Tucker, William E (1975). Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press. p. 324.
^ Burnley, Lawrence A. Q. (2008). The Cost of Unity: African-American Agency and Education in the Christian Church, 1865-1914. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. pp. 192–194.
^ "(203)Southern Christian Institute". lost-colleges.
^ Lehman, Joel (January 1930). "Southern Christian Institute". Stone-Campbell Teaching Images.
^ Johnson, Clifton H. (1969). "Some Archival Sources on Negro History in Tennessee". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 28 (4): 397–416. JSTOR 42623112.
^ https://www.worldcat.org/title/southern-christian-institute-records-1882-1979/oclc/70973013
^ "Southern Christian Institute – MS Civil Rights Project".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] Mcallister, Lester G; Tucker, William E (1975). Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press. p. 324.

[3] Burnley, Lawrence A. Q. (2008). The Cost of Unity: African-American Agency and Education in the Christian Church, 1865-1914. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. pp. 192–194.

[4] "(203)Southern Christian Institute". lost-colleges.

[5] Lehman, Joel (January 1930). "Southern Christian Institute". Stone-Campbell Teaching Images.

[6] Johnson, Clifton H. (1969). "Some Archival Sources on Negro History in Tennessee". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 28 (4): 397–416. JSTOR 42623112.

[7] ttps://www.worldcat.org/title/southern-christian-institute-records-1882-1979/oclc/70973013

[8] "Southern Christian Institute – MS Civil Rights Project".

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