State Normal School for Colored Persons
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State Normal School for Colored Persons was the original name of what is now Kentucky State University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Normal School for Colored Persons canonical | 2 |
| State Colored Normal School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6193587 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Normal School for Colored Persons Context triple: [Kentucky State University, formerName, State Normal School for Colored Persons]
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A.
State Normal School for Colored Students
State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
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B.
State Normal College for Colored Students
State Normal College for Colored Students was the original name of what is now Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
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C.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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D.
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney State Teachers College, now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, is a historically Black public university recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States.
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E.
Durham State Normal School
Durham State Normal School was a teacher-training institution in Durham, North Carolina, that evolved from the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua to focus on preparing educators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Normal School for Colored Persons Target entity description: State Normal School for Colored Persons was the original name of what is now Kentucky State University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
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A.
State Normal School for Colored Students
State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
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B.
State Normal College for Colored Students
State Normal College for Colored Students was the original name of what is now Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
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C.
Northern State Normal School
Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
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D.
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney State Teachers College, now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, is a historically Black public university recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States.
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E.
Durham State Normal School
Durham State Normal School was a teacher-training institution in Durham, North Carolina, that evolved from the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua to focus on preparing educators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historically black college or university
ⓘ
teachers college ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationLevel | postsecondary education ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| formerlyKnownAs | State Normal School for Colored Persons ⓘ |
| foundedAs | normal school ⓘ |
| foundedFor | training African American teachers ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
education
ⓘ
teacher training ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| hasEducationalMission | teacher education ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the early state-supported institutions for Black higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Frankfort, Kentucky ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Kentucky ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kentucky River ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
|
| originalNameOf | Kentucky State University ⓘ |
| partOf | public higher education system of Kentucky ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | African American communities in Kentucky ⓘ |
| studentDemographic | primarily African American students ⓘ |
| successor | Kentucky State University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Normal School for Colored Persons Description of subject: State Normal School for Colored Persons was the original name of what is now Kentucky State University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: State Normal School for Colored Persons
subject linked to:
State Normal School for Colored Persons