Pennsylvania, Delaware County, near Cheyney
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Educator, writer, humanist, missionary. A former slave, she graduated from Oberlin College in 1865. Principal, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869-1902 (I.C.Y. became Cheyney University, 1983). Coppin pioneered industrial arts and teacher education.
(African Americans • Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Educator, writer, humanist, missionary. A former slave, she graduated from Oberlin College in 1865. Principal, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869-1902 (I.C.Y. became Cheyney University, 1983). Coppin pioneered industrial arts and teacher education.
(African Americans • Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.