On what date did the North Carolina Legislature charter the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race?

On what date did the North Carolina Legislature charter the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race?

• A. March 3, 1891
• B. March 9, 1891
• C. March 9, 1890
• D. March 9, 1892

Answer: (B)

The date represents when the North Carolina General Assembly officially chartered the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, creating the state’s land‑grant institution for Black students and setting its purpose in agriculture and the mechanical arts. This charter is the legal birth of what later became North Carolina A&T State University. The other dates don’t reflect the act by the legislature on which the institution’s founding rests.

The date represents when the North Carolina General Assembly officially chartered the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, creating the state’s land‑grant institution for Black students and setting its purpose in agriculture and the mechanical arts. This charter is the legal birth of what later became North Carolina A&T State University. The other dates don’t reflect the act by the legislature on which the institution’s founding rests.