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Roy Goines, Kelli Johnson
Roy Goines, Kelli Johnson
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Roy Goines was born on January 3,1938 in Barboursville, West Virginia, to a family with five sisters and two brothers. Goines attended Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia and graduated in 1955. He received a scholarship to play football at Marshall University where he studied accounting. At Marshall University, Goines was on the Dean’s List, listed on the Who’s Who list of students, and was second in command of the ROTC.
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
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African American Genealogy Workshop Poster
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
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Various people have worked over the years to collect stories and artifacts about Black history in Huntington, WV. This site seeks to gather that information in one place and make it available for all.
Frederick Douglass Junior And Senior High School, Kelli Johnson
Frederick Douglass Junior And Senior High School, Kelli Johnson
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Douglass High School stood as a pillar in the community for over 70 years. The school, named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass, was also the social heart of the community. Past graduates remember the school as a close-knot community with supportive teachers who expected the best from their students.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Kelli Johnson
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Kelli Johnson
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In June 1905, on the fourth Sunday of that month, a petition signed by forty-one members of First Baptist Church was read. The petition asked for letters of dismissal from the Church in order to organize and start and new church. Those forty-one people wanted to create a new church that better met the needs of the community. After a vote, with only one dissent, the news was delivered to the Church clerk on a Thursday in July. This new church would become the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
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Memphis Tennessee Garrison was born Memphis Tennessee Carter in Hollins, Virginia on March 3, 1890. She moved with her family to Gary, WV, as a young child. She was named after the city where her aunt worked as a teacher; Memphis, Tennessee, had a large black population. Her parents, Wesley Carter and Cassie Thomas Carter, were former slaves. She had an older brother by 10 years, John Carter, who moved to Columbus, Ohio, as an adult and worked in a steel mill.
John H. Spotts, Spotts Family
John H. Spotts, Spotts Family
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Biography of John H. Spotts prepared by the Spotts family. John H. Spotts was a longtime Marshall University staff member who was much respected by students and peers alike.