James A. Colston
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| name = Dr. James A. Colston |
| name = Dr. James A. Colston |
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| title = President of Georgia State College |
| title = President of Georgia State College |
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| term_start = 1947 |
| term_start = 1947 |
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| term_end = 1949 |
| term_end = 1949 |
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| predecessor = [[Benjamin F. Hubert]] |
| predecessor = [[Benjamin F. Hubert]] |
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| successor = [[William K. Payne]] |
| successor = [[William K. Payne]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Morehouse College]], [[New York University]] |
| alma_mater = [[Morehouse College]], [[New York University]] |
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| profession = College President |
| profession = College President |
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'''James A. Colston ''' (1910–1982) was a high school principal and served as president of several colleges in the United States. He served as president of [[Bethune-Cookman University]] 1942–46; [[Savannah State University|Georgia State College]] (now [[Savannah State University]]) 1947–51; and [[Knoxville College]] 1951–65. He became the first African American to serve as president of a college in the state of New York and was among the first to lead a predominantly white college when he was named president of the [[Bronx Community College]] in 1966. |
'''James A. Colston ''' (1910–1982) was a high school principal and served as president of several colleges in the United States. He served as president of [[Bethune-Cookman University]] 1942–46; [[Savannah State University|Georgia State College]] (now [[Savannah State University]]) 1947–51; and [[Knoxville College]] 1951–65. He became the first African American to serve as president of a college in the state of New York and was among the first to lead a predominantly white college when he was named president of the [[Bronx Community College]] in 1966. |
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