Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.)

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Lincoln Institute was founded in 1909 as a result of the Day Law which prohibited blacks and whites from being educated together; with an interracial staff from its beginning, the school carried out the work formerly done by Berea College; served as a high school for African American students throughout the state; used as a training school for student teachers from Kentucky State University beginning in 1939; closed in 1966.

From the description of Lincoln Institute records, 1932-1966. (Kentucky State University). WorldCat record id: 70971882

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creatorOf Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.). Lincoln Institute records, 1932-1966. Kentucky State University, Paul G. Blazer Library
referencedIn Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
referencedIn Baskin, Andrew. Lincoln Institute oral history collection 2003-2008 / by Andrew Baskin and Symerdar Baskin. Berea College, Hutchins Library
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associatedWith Baskin, Andrew. person
associatedWith Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Kentucky
Kentucky--Simpsonville
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African Americans
African American schools
African American students
African American teachers
Teachers
Students
Schools
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Active 1932

Active 1966

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