Institute for Colored Youth

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The Institute for Colored Youth was a pioneering 19th-century African American educational institution in Philadelphia dedicated to providing advanced academic and vocational training to Black students before and after the Civil War.

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instanceOf African American school
historical educational institution
predecessor institution
segregated school
admitted both male and female students
closedInPhiladelphia early 20th century
country United States
curriculumIncluded English literature
Greek
Latin
industrial arts
mathematics
science
teacher training
educationLevel post-secondary training
secondary education
focus education of free Black population in the North
foundedBy Quakers
Society of Friends
governedBy Board of Managers of the Institute for Colored Youth
hadDepartment classical department
industrial department
normal (teacher training) department
historicalSignificance model for later Black educational institutions
one of the earliest advanced schools for African Americans in the United States
inception 1837
languageOfInstruction English
laterBecame Cheyney Training School for Teachers
locatedIn Northern United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
movedTo 1866
South Ninth Street, Philadelphia
notableFor industrial and vocational education programs
pioneering higher education for African Americans
rigorous classical curriculum
training Black teachers
openedAsBoardingSchool 1852
operatedDuring American Civil War
Reconstruction era
antebellum period
originalLocation Lombard Street, Philadelphia
purpose advanced academic education for African Americans
teacher training for African Americans
vocational training for African Americans
religiousAffiliation Quaker
servedStudentPopulation African American youth
Black students
status defunct
successorInstitution Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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Edward Alexander Bouchet employer Institute for Colored Youth
Cheyney State Teachers College foundedAs Institute for Colored Youth
Edward Alexander Bouchet taughtAt Institute for Colored Youth
subject linked to: Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet associatedWith Institute for Colored Youth
subject linked to: Bouchet
Institute for Colored Youth governedBy Board of Managers of the Institute for Colored Youth
linked to: Institute for Colored Youth
Octavius V. Catto educatedAt Institute for Colored Youth
Octavius V. Catto employer Institute for Colored Youth
Fanny Jackson Coppin employer Institute for Colored Youth
Sarah Mapps Douglass taughtAt Institute for Colored Youth