Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth

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Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth was a historically Black institution in Savannah, Georgia, that evolved into what is now Savannah State University.

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instanceOf historically Black college
public college
country United States
educationSystem United States higher education system
evolvedInto Savannah State University
hasCampus Savannah State University main campus site
hasCampusSetting urban campus
hasDesignation historically Black institution
hasEducationalFocus industrial education
vocational training
hasFormerNameOf Savannah State University
hasNotableCharacteristic historical predecessor name of Savannah State University
one of the earliest public institutions of higher learning for African Americans in Georgia
hasSuccessor Savannah State University
hasType industrial college
historicalRole expanded access to public higher education for Black students in the American South
provided higher education for African Americans in Georgia
isPredecessorOf Savannah State University
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chatham County, Georgia
State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
locatedInRegion American South
Southeastern United States
locatedOnBodyOfWater near Savannah River
operatedAs segregated institution during Jim Crow era
partOf public higher education system of Georgia
sector public sector
servesEthnicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

Black students

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Savannah State University foundedAs Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth