Segregation 'stunting' Douglass graduation commencement article
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Title
Segregation 'stunting' Douglass graduation commencement article
Subject
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American students; African American schools
Description
An article in the Kingsport Times-News about the commencement speech at the Douglass High School graduation when the speaker, NAACP attorney Avon Williams, told graduates that they received a stunted education because of segregation. The article also mentions that "by 1966, negro students will have a choice" whether to continue to attend their segregated school or the new integrated school
Creator
Kingsport Times-News
Source
Louetta Hall
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Date
January 2019
Rights
This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee--Kingsport
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Collection
Citation
Kingsport Times-News, “Segregation 'stunting' Douglass graduation commencement article,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/340.