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JANS – In anticipation of Jackson State University’s sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) in 2027, Jackson State University: The First Hundred Years, 1877-1977 by Dr. Lelia G. Rhodes is available again for scholars, alumni, and anyone interested in the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities.
Dr. Rhodes (1921-2020) was dean emerita of libraries at Jackson State University. She was the first African American elected as president of the Mississippi Library Association (1980). Other historic credits include: first African American to receive the Ph.D. degree from Florida State University (FSU), School of Library Science; and first woman to earn the Ph.D. degree in Library Science in Mississippi…