Complex sentence: Originally known as the Spring Street YMCA, The Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA was founded in 1919 and was one of the first YMCAs in the United States that was principally designated to serve a black community.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally known as the Spring Street YMCA, The Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA was founded in 1919. It was one of the first YMCAs in the United States that was principally designated to serve a black community.