▁both ▁Tul sa ▁( at ▁the ▁same ▁campus ▁as ▁the ▁OS U - T ul sa ▁facility ) ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁and ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁program ▁set ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁Ar d more . ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁a ▁member - school ▁of ▁the ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall ▁College ▁Fund . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Col ored ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Normal ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁its ▁president ▁was ▁In man ▁E . ▁Page . ▁Lang ston ▁University ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Mor r ill ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁law ▁required ▁states ▁with ▁land - gr ant ▁colleg es ▁( such ▁as ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁University , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Oklahoma ▁A & M ) ▁to ▁either ▁admit ▁African ▁Americans , ▁or ▁provide ▁an ▁alternative ▁school ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁attend ▁as ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁receiving ▁federal ▁funds . ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Lang ston ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁John ▁Mer cer ▁Lang ston ▁( 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 9 7 ), ▁civil ▁rights ▁pione er , ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁member ▁of ▁Congress ▁from ▁Virginia , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁University ▁Law ▁School , ▁and ▁American ▁cons ul - general ▁to ▁H ait i . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁years ▁Lang ston ▁University ▁has ▁developed ▁slowly ▁but ▁surely . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most