Alabama A&M University (AAMU) was organized in 1875 through the untiring efforts of its founder and first President, William Hooper Councill, an ex-slave.  The school opened on May 1, 1875, as the Huntsville Normal School.  Industrial education was added in 1878, generating widespread attention, which helped to garner financial support from the Slater and Peabody Funds and private contributors.  Under the second Morrill Act of 1890, AAMU became a land grant institution and moved to its present location in 1891.

The University has undergone four name changes during its 132 years of existence.  Upon earning the junior college status in 1919, the name was changes to the State Agricultural and Mechanical Institution for Negroes.  Senior college level courses were added in 1939; the first graduating class received the bachelor’s degree in 1941, and the name was changed to Alabama A&M College in 1949.  The college became a fully accredited member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1963.  Subsequently, the name was changed to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1969.

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