Coppin State | 1883 Colored High and Training -Crop Cardigan1883, the Baltimore City School Board established the Colored High and Training School .. This school became the birthplace of Coppin State University 17 years later. In 1900, the same Baltimore City School Board launched a one year teacher training course for African American elementary school teachers right inside the Colored High and Training School on Pennsylvania Avenue A little history . Made from premium Cotton, Wool, Polyester and styled in an