Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American women--History; African American school children; African Americans--Education--Southern States.
Description
Benita Bellamy wins two academic-based awards. She was the 1st Black female elected Elizabethton High School Student Body President for 1986-87
Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American women--History; African American school children; African American school principals; African Americans--Education--Southern States.
Description
Class Photograph taken in June 1953. Decatur J.H.S. 9-201.
Creator
Decatur Junior High School
Source
Tunikia Shaeffer
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; African American churches; African American religious thought and life; African American religious leaders; African American Baptists
Description
1st Black Female Church League Team at Phillippi Baptist Church in 1984
Creator
The Bellamy Family
Source
Paul and Pat Bellamy
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Rights
This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
A History of Black Education: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Subject
Tennessee; African American education; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American teachers--History; Freedmens Bureau; African American school principals; African Americans--Education--Southern States; Schools--Records and correspondence--Tennessee--Carter County--Elizabethton
Description
A compiled history of Black educational efforts in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
Creator
Black in Appalachia
Source
Kowalewski, Albin James, "“To be true to ourselves”: Freedpeople, School Building, and Community Politics in Appalachian Tennessee, 1865-1870. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2009
Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American women--History; African Americans--Education--Southern States.
Description
Franklin Stover's daughter, Alice Penny Stover after winning homecoming queen at Elizabethton High School in April 1984
Creator
Creator Unknown
Source
Tunikia Shaeffer
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Rights
This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.