George R. Smith College

George R. Smith College was a historically Black college located in Sedalia, Missouri,[1] it was attended by ragtime composer Scott Joplin, who was famous for the piano music piece "Maple Leaf Rag."

The institution was associated with the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society of the Methodist Church and played an important role in the lives of young people for several decades.

According to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri[2] edited by Howard L. Conard, the building was completed in 1882.

[4] A photograph of George R. Smith College, with students, can be found among at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

[5] Throughout the history of the college, various men and women's sports teams were fielded.