Southern Christian Institute

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.

Southern Christian Institute
Nearest cityEdwards, Mississippi
Area53.6 acres (21.7 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.06001323 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 2007

It was established by Christian organizations for the education of African Americans in the South after the American Civil War.[4] Joel Baer Lehman 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]

A 1924 / 1925 school catalogue is extant.[9]

References
  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. https://www.worldcat.org/title/southern-christian-institute-records-1882-1979/oclc/70973013
  8. "Southern Christian Institute – MS Civil Rights Project".
  9. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=mss-mississippi-school-catalogs

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