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Trailblazers of black education included faulty and students at other schools, such as Douglass School in Huntington. Blacks used West Virginia University extension courses to receive University credits as early as 1919-1920.

1. Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
037199
Title:
Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1919-1920
Description:
Trailblazers of black education included faulty and students at other schools, such as Douglass School in Huntington. Blacks used West Virginia University extension courses to receive University credits as early as 1919-1920.

2. Class Picture 7th and 8th Grades, Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
053829
Title:
Class Picture 7th and 8th Grades, Douglass School, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1915
Caption reads: "Mr. Barnett was one of the earliest black students to graduate from Dennison University in Granville, OH (1892) and was the second principal of Douglass High School (1897–1900). Mrs. Barnett lived to be 109 and moved for a while to Columbus, Ohio, to work and send them her two sons to college. She was a major source of history in the Huntington area."Further information on back of photo: "Carter Harrison Barnett (1867–1921) A. B. Dennison University, Granville OH (1892). Callie Jackson Barnett (1871–1980) Graduate of Granville H. S., Granville, OH (1893). Retired attendance officer, Cabell County, WV (1941)."

3. Carter Harrison Barnett and Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
053831
Title:
Carter Harrison Barnett and Callie Jackson Barnett, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption reads: "Mr. Barnett was one of the earliest black students to graduate from Dennison University in Granville, OH (1892) and was the second principal of Douglass High School (1897–1900). Mrs. Barnett lived to be 109 and moved for a while to Columbus, Ohio, to work and send them her two sons to college. She was a major source of history in the Huntington area."Further information on back of photo: "Carter Harrison Barnett (1867–1921) A. B. Dennison University, Granville OH (1892). Callie Jackson Barnett (1871–1980) Graduate of Granville H. S., Granville, OH (1893). Retired attendance officer, Cabell County, WV (1941)."