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Blue plaque № 29496

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Institute for Colored Youth. Begun as a farm school. In 1852 it became one of the first schools to train Blacks for skilled trades and teaching. It gained recognition here under Fanny J. Coppin, principal, 1869-1902. Relocated, it later became Cheyney University.

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