Mound Bayou Industrial College

Not to be confused with Mound Bayou Normal Institute.

Mound Bayou Industrial College
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S.
Information
Other namesBaptist College
Former nameMound Bayou Baptist College
Religious affiliationBaptist Church
Established1900
FounderA. A. Harris
Closed1936

Mound Bayou Industrial College was a private Baptist industrial college for African American students active from 1900 until 1936 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States. It was nicknamed "Baptist College", and also known as Mound Bayou Baptist College.

It was established in 1900 by A. A. Harris at the General Baptist State Convention, and opened by 1904. The school was financed by funds raised by the women workers of the General Baptist Convention. Mrs. L. V. Alexander was the president, and R. McCorkle was the principal.

The school closed in 1936.

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