New Douglass School Spirit Online Store Grand Opening!

Time to show your school spirit. Please check the column to the right.

We have now opened the official Douglass School Apparel and Souvenir Store. It is an online store, and the majority of the profits go to your Douglass Alumni Association, the Sons and Daughters of Douglass, headquartered in our Riverview community in Kingsport.

We offer T-shirts, sweat shirts, hoodies, baseball caps, polo, golf shirts and other clothing for men, women, junior girls, boys and girls... to mugs, travel mugs, water bottles.. even stadium seats, blankets and scarves that you can show off at athletic events you attend. EVEN PAJAMA PANTS. Yes, pajama pants for women (I think men could wear them, too hehe!).

There is no limit to how much you can order, because each item is made when you order. All orders are shipped to U.S. post office addresses, and there is a small shipping fee. Expect your genuine Douglass School merchandise to arrive in 5 to 10 days.

We are working on including many items with our new official name: Sons and Daughters of Douglass. It's the ultimate way to show off your exclusive Douglass School spirit.

Order now, and strut your new items at the Reunion!

Douglass High Students Voice Their Opinions

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From Larry Greene

1947 "Negro" Activities

Back in 1947, African-Americans were busy in the Riverview Neighborhood, and every ONCE in a while, their "activities" made the Society Page of the Kingsport paper.

Below is one of those articles from Nay 18, 1947.. see how many folks you recognize.

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Paul Hogue Guest Speaker at '63 Douglass Banquet

FROM THE DORETHA ROSS COLLECTION

News Blast From the Past: The Julia Evans Collection

THESE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM THE KINGSPORT TIMES AND THE KINGSPORT NEWS ARE FROM THE JULIA EVANS COLLECTION..PLEASE CLICK ON THE ARTICLE OR PICTURE FOR A LARGER VIEW

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Funds Being Raised

FROM THE ROSS COLLECTION

Mrs. Margaret Stacy, Mrs. Georgia Foster, Mrs. Florida Safford, Mrs. Lovenia Bond, and Mrs. Wilma Gaines meet to go over plans to raise money through a musical program at Bethel A.M.E. Zion. The money raised will send 32 Riverview-South Central delegates to the Interdenominational Christian Conference, sponsored by Women of the Synod of Appalachia, Presbyrterian Church USA.

Mr. Minerva Taylor Honored

A Girl Scout Honor for our Mrs. Minerva Taylor.

Back in the day, many of our parents volunteered their time in service to the young people of Riverview and South Central Kingsport.

New Douglass High Student Council Executives

New Douglass High School Student Council Officers were elected.

Mr. Donald Perry was elected president of the Douglass Student Council, and Miss Jewell Davis was elected vice president.

Miss Charlotte Young's Rendition

Miss Charlotte Young gave a dramatic rendition of "The Crucifixion" by noted author James Wellington Johnson.

The occasion was a talent show held at Douglass High School.

What Ever Happened to the Douglass Teen Center?

What ever happened to the Douglass Teen Center? There were always activities for our young people to engage in, it gave them something to do, and it did not cost a whole lot to operate.

Hopefully, when the Ebony Club comes back, it will solve the problem of providing a suitable, Christian environment for our young people, and will give them something productive to do!

PHOTO FROM THE JEANNIE HODGE COLLECTION

Go Tigers!

OUR DOUGLASS TIGERS BASKETBALL TEAM FROM 1963-64

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FROM THE DONALD HICKMAN COLLECTION

Program From The Final Douglass High School Commencement

THIS WAS THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM FROM THE LAST CLASS TO GRADUATE DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT IN JUNE, 1966.

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FROM THE DONALD HICKMAN COLLECTION

Eastman A.Y Division Janitresses

Janitresses with some familiar faces in the A.Y. Division at Tennessee Eastman

FROM THE DORETHA ROSS COLLECTION

Eastman Retirement

RETIREMENT NOTICE FROM THE T.E.R.C. NEWS FROM 1959

FROM THE DORETHA ROSS COLLECTON

Historic Carver Library Dedication

Dedication of the historic Carver Library in Riverview, the first branch library built by the Kingsport Public Library.
PHOTOS FROM THE DORETHA ROSS COLLECTION

State Champs!

From Left: Robert Johnson, Robert Graves and Jack Pierce. Members of the 1947-48 Douglass High School Football Team, that won the Tennessee State Championship. PHOTO FROM THE BOBBY JOHNSON COLLECTION

Douglass Students Roundtable

FROM THE ANDRA WATTERSON COLLECTION

Douglass Play

FROM THE JEANNIE HODGE COLLECTION