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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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.