Kingsport

Dublin Core

Title

Kingsport

Subject

Local History; African Americans

Description

Items about the Kingsport African American community, including a large collection of newspaper articles from the Kingsport Times, ephemera from reunions for Douglass High School, family photographs from African American families, information on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; 1919- 2013

Source

Ronnie Collins; Louetta Hall; Linda Kincaid; Jack Pierce; Brenda Taylor-Stuts; Ray Willis

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Date

1919- 2013

Contributor

Ronnie Collins; Louetta Hall; Linda Kincaid; Jack Pierce; Brenda Taylor-Stuts; Ray Willis

Rights

Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.

Coverage

United States--Tennessee-Sullivan County

Collection Items

The Pierce Family: An Appalachian Black History
Brief compiled history on the life and family of Jerome Pierce, spanning from slavery to the Civil War to the current descendants in the 21st century. Includes photographs, family tree and newspaper articles.

Riverview Community, Kingsport, Tennessee
Compiled and printable (8.5x11) narrative of the historic Riverview Community of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Notable African Americans, Kingsport, Tennessee
Compiled and printable (8.5x11) profiles of several key Black individuals of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Documents include:
Cora Cox, Richard Watterson, Oscar Bond, Blake Leeper and VO Dobbins with brief histories and profiles of associated individuals…

Fraternal & Social Organizations, Kingsport, Tennessee
Compiled and printable (8.5x11) narratives of the Black fraternal, social, economic and political organizations of Kingsport, Tennessee. Documents include:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Working Hopefully for…

Douglass School, Kingsport, Tennessee
Compiled and printable (8.5x11) narratives of historically Black educational history of Kingsport, Tennessee. Documents include:
Oklahoma School and Douglass School with brief histories and profiles of associated individuals and community activities…

Black Churches of Kingsport, Tennessee
Compiled and printable (8.5x11) narratives of historically Black churches located in Kingsport, Tennessee. Documents include:
Shiloh Baptist Church, Bethel AME Zion Church, St. Mark United Methodist and Central Baptist Church with brief histories…

"Local Colored Chef Fined $150 as Result of Fist Fight" November 29, 1927 Article
A Kingsport Times article from Tuesday, November 29, 1927. Article is titled "Local Colored Chef Fined $150 as Result of Fist Fight". To the left of the article is a racist cartoon.

"Colored Singers Entertain Legion in Short Session" May 17, 1927 Article
A Kingsport Times article from Tuesday, May 17, 1927. Article is titled "Colored Singers Entertain Legion in Short Session".

"Colored People Here Give $100 to Aid in Capturing of Negro" March 23, 1920 Article
A Kingsport Times article from Tuesday, March 23, 1920. Article is titled "Colored People Here Give $100 to Aid in Capturing of Negro".

"Fair Being Staged by Colored People at Local Church" July 17, 1923 Article
A Kingsport Times article from Tuesday, July 17, 1923. Article is titled "Fair Being Staged by Colored People at Local Church".
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