365 PROJECT: Extended Interview With Calvin Sneed, Sons and Daughters of Douglass Historian

***NOTE: All 365 PROJECT content was reposted after Tricities.com underwent a website renovation Spring 2008.***

Originally Published: February 29, 2008
NICKI MAYO, WJHL-TV/Tricities.com

“This place here it was more than just a school. It was home away from home for hundreds of students.”
- Calvin Sneed, Sons and Daughters of Douglass

Sons and Daughters of Douglass webmaster Calvin Sneed is keeping the Douglass High School Alumni network connected online. Former students from the colored school, turned community center, continue to show their Douglass-pride around Kingsport Riverview community. Sneed talks about life during de-segregation, development plans for Riverview, and passing the Tiger-pride to the next generation via the internet.

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Check out the complete 365 PROJECT Series

Mapping Tri-Cities Black History Home Page
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_mapping_tri_cities_black_history_home_page/13633/

Tri-Cities Black History Points Of Interest
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_tri_cities_black_history_points_of_interest/13634/

‘Tri-Cities Trailblazers’ Setting the Stage
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_tri_cities_trailblazers_setting_the_stage/13635/

First Black Roan Scholar
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_first_black_roan_scholar/13636/

First Black Chamber Officer
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_first_black_chamber_officer/13637/

World Class Runner Gets Kids On Track With Tennis
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_world_class_runner_gets_kids_on_track_with_tennis1/13638/

Bristol TN Exhibit Links Quilts To Underground Railroad
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_bristol_tn_exhibit_links_quilts_to_underground_railroad/13639/

Douglass School Alumni Promote Community Pride Online
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_douglass_school_alumni_promote_community_pride_online/13640/

Tri-Cities Black History Pop Quiz Answers
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_tri_cities_black_history_pop_quiz_answers/13641/

Extended Interview With Langston Heritage Group Director Mary Alexander
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_extended_interview_with_langston_heritage_group_director_mary_a/13643/

Extended Interview With Calvin Sneed, Sons and Daughters of Douglass Historian
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/education/article/365_project_extended_interview_with_calvin_sneed_sons_and_daughters_of_doug/13644/