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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is an accredited[1] public, coeducational land grant college located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama. It was established under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1890 and is also a historically Black university[2].

Alabama A&M University is the licensee for National Public Radio affiliate station WJAB-FM 90. 9 [3], which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week on campus.

Alabama A&M's colors are maroon and white and their mascot is the Bulldog. Alabama A&M's sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Fax (205)755-3168 : Last updated 08/22/06: Go Bulldogs!!! Optimus Optimorum - The Best of the Best.

History

One of its most influential and longest-serving presidents was its fourth, Joseph Fanning Drake, who served from 1927 until 1962. Drake's appointment request by the legislature was made when he was previously Dean of the College at Alabama State College in Montgomery, Alabama.

The first library on the campus was built with funds from the Carnegie Foundation in 1904 for $12,000, and was named for its benefactor, Andrew Carnegie. In the 1940's, it was remodeled at a cost of $70,000 and provided additional book stacks and reading rooms. The library was two stories tall, and with a little over 4,000 square feet (370 m²); it served several purposes and housed the offices of the President, Business Manager and Treasurer, Home and Farm Demonstration Agents, the U. S. Marbury, Alabama.