Black History
The Black History Collection highlights the stories, achievements, and experiences of African American individuals and communities in Smyth County. This collection includes photographs, documents, newspaper articles, church records, and personal accounts that reflect the contributions of Black residents to the county’s cultural, educational, and social history.
This collection is part of our ongoing effort to preserve and make accessible the often underrepresented narratives that are essential to understanding Smyth County’s past.
This collection is part of our ongoing effort to preserve and make accessible the often underrepresented narratives that are essential to understanding Smyth County’s past.
Items in this Collection
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Title: Photograph
Identifier: IMG_20201118_0004
Description: CA Davis Recreation Center. Black History.
Title: Photograph
Identifier: IMG_20201118_0003
Description: Carnagie High School c. 1940s. Black History Phylis Pettus, Rosa Mary Lee, Ordener Cecil, Hattie Montgomery, Susie Russell, Leslie Body. Mr. Dabney…
Title: Photograph
Identifier: IMG_20201118_0002
Description: Carnagie High School c. 1940s. Black History.
Title: Photograph
Identifier: IMG_20201118_0001
Description: Carnagie High School 1949. Black History. Row One L-R: Margaret Sharpe, Flora Mae Halsey, Bessie Thompson Row Two L-R: Mary Pearl Cox, Mary Ann Lee,…