Elizabethton Community

History Project

Began in 2019, in partnership with Elizabethton/Carter County Library's Archives, University of Tennessee's School of Information Sciences, Chick History & Philippi Baptist Church, The Elizabethton Community History Project is working to provide accessible Black history materials for the archive's local collection.

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We're continuing to conduct research, compile data, digitize materials & conduct oral histories with residents focusing on Douglas School and the surrounding Black communities in Carter & Johnson Counties.

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• A History of Black Education: Elizabethton, Tennessee

• Douglas School Registration Cards, 1932 - 1962

• Carter County, Tennessee People of Color, 1860 & 1870

• Elizabethton Community History materials

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This ongoing project is made possible through the support of:

In partnership with: