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Sabine Normal and Industrial Institute
School in Converse, Louisiana (1903–1928) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabine Normal and Industrial Institute (1903–1928) was a normal school and vocational school for African American students in Converse, Louisiana.[1] It was also known as Sabine Industrial Institute.
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The African American neighborhood in Converse, Louisiana was known as Babsoline.[2][3] The first Black school in Converse was established by W. B. Purvis.[4]
The Sabine Normal and Industrial Institute was founded on November 2, 1903 by professor Robert Edward Jacobs (May 22, 1877–February 17, 1917).[3][4][5][6] Jacobs was a graduate from Coleman College.[7] After Jacobs died in 1917, S. B. Belton served as the principal.[6]
The land for the school campus was donated by the Black community of Converse.[1] The campus of the school was once physically surrounded by the Saline Baptist Church, however the church was not a part of the school.[1]
The school offered classes in teacher training, blacksmithing, vocational agriculture, domestic science, and wheelwrighting.[8] M. L. (Mary Lee) Jacobs, Jacobs' wife and a fellow Coleman grad, taught domestic science. Lillie Mae Baddie taught music, and A. J. Jones taught agriculture.[4][5]
In 1918, The school was turned over to the Sabine Parish School Board and the school name was changed to Sabine Industrial Institute.[4] It closed in 1928.[4] A historical marker commemorates the school's history.[9]
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