State Normal School for Colored Students
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State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State Normal School for Colored Students canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2493390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Normal School for Colored Students Context triple: [Alabama State University, formerName, State Normal School for Colored Students]
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A.
State Normal College for Colored Students
State Normal College for Colored Students was the original name of what is now Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
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B.
Miles College
Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
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C.
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney State Teachers College, now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, is a historically Black public university recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States.
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D.
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private historically Black university known for its liberal arts programs and long-standing educational legacy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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E.
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University is a historically Black university in Tuskegee, Alabama, renowned for its legacy in African American education, engineering, and the sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Normal School for Colored Students Target entity description: State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
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A.
State Normal College for Colored Students
State Normal College for Colored Students was the original name of what is now Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution founded in the late 19th century to train African American teachers.
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B.
Miles College
Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
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C.
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney State Teachers College, now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, is a historically Black public university recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States.
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D.
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private historically Black university known for its liberal arts programs and long-standing educational legacy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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E.
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University is a historically Black university in Tuskegee, Alabama, renowned for its legacy in African American education, engineering, and the sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical educational institution
ⓘ
teacher training college ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alabama State University ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationalFocus |
normal school curriculum
ⓘ
teacher training ⓘ |
| educationLevel | postsecondary ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus |
African American
ⓘ
Black ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Alabama State University ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Alabama State University ⓘ |
| hasType | normal school ⓘ |
| historicalDesignation | school for colored students ⓘ |
| historicalRole | original teacher-training institution for African American students in Alabama that became Alabama State University ⓘ |
| isPartOf | segregated education system in the American South ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| notableAs | predecessor institution of Alabama State University ⓘ |
| operatedFor |
African American students
ⓘ
Black teachers in training ⓘ |
| partOf | history of African American education in the United States ⓘ |
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| servedAs | training center for African American teachers in Alabama ⓘ |
| studentBodyCharacteristic | racially segregated African American enrollment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Normal School for Colored Students Description of subject: State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.