Douglass High School (Kingsport, Tennessee)
Douglass High School was an African-American high school in Kingsport, Tennessee that closed in 1966. At the time, it was the largest African-American school in Upper East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Southeast Kentucky, and the largest between Knoxville, Tennessee and Roanoke, Virginia. It was named for the great African-American statesman Frederick Douglass.
| Douglass High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
301 Louis St , Sullivan County , Tennessee United States | |
| Coordinates | 36.5361°N 82.5535°W |
| Information | |
| Type | All-black public school |
| Motto | V-I-C-T-O-R-Y |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 8 June 1966 |
| School district | Sullivan County Schools |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue |
| Song | We are the Sons and Daughters of Douglass |
| Sports | Basketball |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges |
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