The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Black and white photograph of Betty Reese. The 44th "Miss Southern" a psychology major from Scotlandville, Louisiana. A member of the Association of Women Students and the Blackstone Society. She reigned as Miss Southern from 1974-1975.
Kelly, Delores E. [Evangeline]; Beauty contestants
Color photograph of Delores Kelly. The 21st "Miss Southern", an education major from Scotlandville, Louisiana. She reigned as Miss Southern from 1951-1952.
In 1913, Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark accepted the position as president of the "New" Southern University, which opened on March 9, 1914.
The area selected...
