Both an archive and museum, the Alexander Center is dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of 20th Century African-American history and culture.
Vision and Goals
Founded by Margaret Walker Alexander in 1968, the Center seeks to honor her literary legacy and commitment to Black Studies by
expanding and promoting its manuscript holdings and oral history collections interpreting African-American history and culture through its museum and exhibits coordinating public programs on campus and throughout the community preserving historic structures central to the African-American experience advocating Black Studies at Jackson State University.
Margaret Walker Alexander
National Research Center
P.O. Box 17008
Jackson, MS 39217
601-979-3935
601-979-5929 Fax
mwa@jsums.edu
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.