Delaware Conference Academy
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Delaware Conference Academy was a historically Black educational institution that served as a predecessor to what is now the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware Conference Academy canonical | 1 |
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historically Black educational institution
ⓘ
predecessor institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationalMission | to provide formal schooling for African Americans excluded from white institutions ⓘ |
| educationLevel | secondary and postsecondary education ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | African American students ⓘ |
| historicalRole | provided education for Black students during segregation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of church-supported higher education for African Americans in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | Maryland state-supported higher education system ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to the establishment of a land-grant institution for Black students on the Eastern Shore ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eastern Shore region of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | operated under church sponsorship for African American education ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf | University of Maryland Eastern Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorInstitutionOf | Maryland State College (early name of UMES) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | University of Maryland Eastern Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | private religious education ⓘ |
| servedAs | training institution for Black teachers ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | University of Maryland Eastern Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore