Central Mississippi College

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Central Mississippi College
Location
Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, U.S.
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School typePrivate Black grammar school, high school, normal school, junior college
Established1893 (1893)
NewspaperCentral Mississippi College Gazette

Central Mississippi College was a segregated school for African American students established in 1893 by Baptist associations in Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S. [1] [2] The school served in many capacities, including in its early history as a grammar school, a high school, and a normal school; [1] and in later history it was a junior college (college extension school). [3]

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History

Central Mississippi College opened in 1893. The school curriculum included tailoring, dressmaking, milinary, gardening, photography, typography, printmaking, and music. [1] [2] [4] The educational journal, the Central Mississippi College Gazette was published by the school. [4]

In 1908, school attendance was 336 students, with 8 teachers. [1] By 1913, the school attendance was 158 students. [2] William Avery Singleton served as the school president in c. 1910–1913. [1] [2] S. S. Lynch was school president in c. 1949–1953. [3] [5]

Kosciusko Industrial Institute was a different Baptist school for African Americans, also located in Kosciusko, Mississippi. [2] [4]

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