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TAMIU is a proud Member of The Texas A&M University System, a statewide network of 11 universities and eight state agencies. A&M System members educate more than 153,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year.

1963: First Black Students Enroll At Texas A&M Among them was Leroy Sterling, who took classes during two summer session before going on to graduate from Texas Southern University and earn a master's degree in French and English from the University of Houston.

What does "A&M" stand for? Originally, Agricultural and Mechanical, but today the letters no longer officially stand for anything. Originally, "A&M" stood for Agricultural and Mechanical, but today the letters no longer officially stand for anything. When Texas A&M opened on Oct.

In the summer of 1961, Mrs. Lucille S. Graves was the first African American to gain official entrance into Texas Tech. Her persistent attempts to gain entrance into the college opened the door for other minorities to attend.

The first attempt to integrate UT occurred in 1885 when a black man applied for admission. While he was denied enrollment, the fight to incorporate black students in public schools lived on. In 1950, Heman Sweatt and George Washington, Jr. became the first black UT Law School students.

Hugh McElroy was Texas A&M's first Black starter in football in 1970.

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With the growth, the college created a graduate program in 1924, and the first doctoral degree was awarded in 1940. Students work in a Texas A&M lab in 1965, the same year that the university began allowing African Americans and women to attend.