Emerson Institute was a school for African American students in Mobile, Alabama.
It was established after the American Civil War in 1865 by the Freedmen's Bureau.
According to the historical marker commemorating its history, "Many of its students had careers of local and national distinction."
After desegregation, the school closed in 1970 and the buildings demolished as part of an urban renewal program in Mobile.
A historical marker commemorates the school's site on Scott Street.