Browse Items (27 total)

A copy of a deed and conveyance of land from D.S. Susong and Edith Susong to Alex Manuel and Susan Manuel. From Book 88 of Greene County, Tennessee deeds.

Part of a burying ground, graveyard, and cemetary locator for African American cemeteries in Greene County, Tennessee.

An article by J. B. Lyon, a highlighted part of which details the author's memories of the African American population of Greeneville.

A Greeneville Sun article about Uncle Lee Rutledge, a mail carrier in Greeneville from 1890 to 1908. Portions of the article are hard to decipher due to quality issues.

A Greeneville Sun article about the events and schedule of the District Conference for the Johnson City District of the East Tennessee-Virginia Conference.

A letter to the editor of the Greeneville Sun by Mary Brownlow speaking to a need for more city-wide recognition of black history and the contributions of the Negro Women's Civic Club.

A special series of articles in the Greeneville Sun on African American history in Greene County, written by Jack Carson Jr. in 1969. The first article gives details on Carson's background and education. The other articles address a range of topics…

A Greeneville Sun article by Georgie Mae Farnsworth. Provides histories of various African American churches, the George Clem School, and the Negro Women's Civic Club.

A Greeneville Sun article about the election Isom Elder, likely the first black magistrate to the county court.

A Greeneville Sun article about Georgia Mae Farnsworth, Hannah Crum, and a variety of topics related to African American history in Greeneville.