National Religious Training School and Chautauqua

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African American school historical educational institution

The National Religious Training School and Chautauqua was an early 20th-century educational institution for African Americans that evolved into what is now North Carolina Central University.

Aliases (1)

National Training School ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American school → historical educational institution →
affiliation	African American Baptist community →
campusType	urban campus →
city	Durham →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
educationalFocus	liberal arts → religious education → teacher training →
educationalLevel	normal school →
ethos	African American education →
evolvedInto	North Carolina Central University → North Carolina Central University → surface form: "North Carolina College for Negroes"
foundedBy	James E. Shepard →
founder	James E. Shepard NERFINISHED →
historicalPeriod	Jim Crow laws → surface form: "Jim Crow era"
historicalSuccessor	North Carolina Central University → North Carolina Central University → surface form: "North Carolina College for Negroes"
inception	1910 →
languageOfInstruction	English →
laterName	Durham State Normal School → National Religious Training School and Chautauqua → surface form: "National Training School"
legacy	foundation of a public historically Black university →
locatedIn	Southern United States → surface form: "American South" Durham, North Carolina → North Carolina →
notableFounderOccupation	educator → pharmacist → religious leader →
opened	1910 →
operatedDuringSegregation	true →
partOfMovement	Black higher education movement in the United States → Chautauqua Institution → surface form: "Chautauqua movement"
predecessorOf	North Carolina Central University →
primaryPurpose	religious and moral training for African Americans → summer Chautauqua programs → training African American teachers →
region	Southern United States →
religiousOrientation	Christian →
sector	higher education → teacher education →
servedPopulation	African Americans → Black teachers →
significance	one of the earliest institutions that became a public historically Black university in North Carolina →
sponsoredPrograms	Chautauqua lectures → religious conferences → summer institutes →
state	North Carolina →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Carolina Central University → formerName → National Religious Training School and Chautauqua →

this entity surface form: "National Training School"

National Religious Training School and Chautauqua → laterName → National Religious Training School and Chautauqua →

this entity surface form: "National Training School"