Chartered by the state of North Carolina in 1897 as Slater Industrial and State Normal School and renamed Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925, it was the first African American institution in the United States to grant degrees in elementary teacher education.
It was chartered by the state of North Carolina in 1897 as Slater Industrial. It was chartered by the state of North Carolina in 1897 as State Normal School. It renamed Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925. It was the first African American institution in the United States to grant degrees in elementary teacher education.