More trivia:
The Normal School for Colored Girls was founded in 1851 in DC by Myrtilla Miner.
1861 - Became the Institution for Education of Colored Youth
1871 - Associated with Howard University as the Miner Normal School
1879 - Miner Normal School becomes part of the DC Public School system
1929 - accredited by congress as Miner Teacher's College
1955 - Merged with the all-white Wilson Teacher's College to become DC Teachers College
1977 - DC Teachers College merges with Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute to become the University of the District of Columbia
I had teachers who went to the DC Teachers College.
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