Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati (also known McCall School and McCall Colored Industrial School) was a school for African Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was established in 1914 at 724 W. Sixth Street.[1]
| Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
1301 John Street Cincinnati , Ohio United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°6′30″N 84°31′24″W / 39.10833°N 84.52333°W[a] |
| Information | |
| Other names | McCall School McCall Colored Industrial School |
| Type | Trade school for African American students Funded by private endowment |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Founder | Sallie J. McCall |
| Closed | 1962 |
The school was established on property donated by Sallie J. McCall in her 1909 will. A trade school, courses included carpentry, masonry, cement work, automobile mechanics, driving, domestic science, dressmaking, and millinery.[1] Through a $400,000[2] endowment McCall established, equivalent to $12,167,442 in 2023, the school did not charge tuition.[3][4] Between 1914 and 1926 it had 600 graduates.[2] In the 1930s it was relocated to 1301 John Street.
Several years after Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School opened nearby, in 1962 Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati closed.[1][5] Scholarships were established for African American students with the endowment's remaining funds.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ This was the school's second location; the first was at 724 W. Sixth Street.
References
edit- ^ a b c ""We Were Sheltered": Fannie Mallory Shares Her West End Story". chpl.org. January 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Giffin, William Wayne (2005). African Americans and the Color Line in Ohio, 1915-1930. Ohio State University Press. pp. 42, 131, 146. ISBN 978-0-8142-1003-1.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati OH 17 March 1909 page 12". Newspapers.com. March 17, 1909.
- ^ "The Labor Advocate, Cincinnati, OH 20 January 1917 page 10". The Labor Advocate. January 20, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "49-Year-Old McCall School Is Closing". The Cincinnati Post. March 27, 1962. p. 24. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Judge's Ruling Will Benefit Negro Students". The Cincinnati Enquirer. February 4, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
