A League of Their Own

ID: 865 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve

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Athletic representatives from six colleges throughout the South, including Paul Quinn, met in 1920 to discuss the future of collegiate sports for African American colleges. They formed the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and in 1922, Paul Quinn's Tigers won the conference title, becoming state football champions.

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Paul Quinn College

By Brandice Nelson

Paul Quinn College is the oldest historically black college in Texas. Though it is no longer located in Waco, it remains an important part of the city’s history as the “Athens on the Brazos.” In 1872 the African Methodist Episcopalian Church…