Notable Alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colia Clark | civil rights activist and candidate for U.S. Senate in New York]] | ||
| Aunjanue Ellis | attended | actor | |
| Lawrence Guyot | 1963 | civil rights activist who was director of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party | |
| Joyce Ladner, PhD | 1964 | sociologist, civil rights activist, and first female president of Howard University | |
| Anne Moody | author and civil rights activist | ||
| Aaron Shirley, MD | founder of Jackson Medical Mall and recipient of MacArthur award | ||
| Bennie Thompson | 1968 | U.S. Congressman | |
| Walter Turnbull, PhD | founder of the Boys Choir of Harlem | ||
| Walter Washington, PhD | past General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and past president of Alcorn State University |
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