Born a slave, her aunt purchased her freedom when she was 12. In 1860 she enrolled in Oberlin College in Ohio and graduated in 1865.
In 1865, Fanny Jackson accepted a position as the principal of the Ladies Department at Philadelphia's Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1869 she was appointed as the principal of the Institute.
She became the first African-American superintendent of a school district in the United States.
In 1902, she and her husband, Rev. Levi Jenkins Coppin, went to South Africa and performed a variety of missionary work, including the founding of the Bethel Institute.
The Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD is named in her honor.
In 1865, Fanny Jackson accepted a position as the principal of the Ladies Department at Philadelphia's Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1869 she was appointed as the principal of the Institute.
She became the first African-American superintendent of a school district in the United States.
In 1902, she and her husband, Rev. Levi Jenkins Coppin, went to South Africa and performed a variety of missionary work, including the founding of the Bethel Institute.
The Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD is named in her honor.
Born a slave, her aunt purchased her freedom when she was 12. In 1860 she enrolled in Oberlin College in Ohio and graduated in 1865.
In 1865, Fanny Jackson accepted a position as the principal of the Ladies Department at Philadelphia's Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1869 she was appointed as the principal of the Institute.
She became the first African-American superintendent of a school district in the United States.
In 1902, she and her husband, Rev. Levi Jenkins Coppin, went to South Africa and performed a variety of missionary work, including the founding of the Bethel Institute.
The Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD is named in her honor.
In 1865, Fanny Jackson accepted a position as the principal of the Ladies Department at Philadelphia's Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania) and taught Greek, Latin, and Mathematics. In 1869 she was appointed as the principal of the Institute.
She became the first African-American superintendent of a school district in the United States.
In 1902, she and her husband, Rev. Levi Jenkins Coppin, went to South Africa and performed a variety of missionary work, including the founding of the Bethel Institute.
The Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD is named in her honor.
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