Coleman College (Louisiana)

Coleman College
Coleman College
	Coleman College in 1915 in Gibsland, Louisiana
Location
	Gibsland, Louisiana, U.S. (1887 to 1937); Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. (1943 to 1950s)
Coordinates	32°32′18″N 93°03′43″W / 32.538401°N 93.062053°W
Information
Established	1887
Founder	Oliver Lewis Coleman
Closed	1950s

Coleman College (1887–1937; and 1943–1950s), formerly Coleman Academy, was a segregated African American secondary school founded in Gibsland, Louisiana, and incorporated in 1887.^[1] It was the first secondary school for Black students in northern Louisiana. It was founded by Oliver Lewis Coleman. From 1943 to 1950s, the school relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, before its closure.

^ Richings, G. F. (1903). Evidences of Progress Among Colored People. Geo. S. Ferguson Company. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-598-60814-7.

[:1-1] Richings, G. F. (1903). Evidences of Progress Among Colored People. Geo. S. Ferguson Company. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-598-60814-7.

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