Title	Newspaper article Entitled "Douglasville"
Date of Original	Unknown
Date of Digital	15 November 2004
Description	HANNIBAL, MO - The Douglasville community was named for Joe Douglas, a part Indian man who lived in the 1000 block on Hill Street, and who acquired property in the area by saving his meager earnings. The article recounts the history of Douglasville School and earlier African American education in Hannibal.  Some interesting details such as excerpts from the diary of an early teacher, Roxanne Delaney ("Annie"), are included.  Also included are several paragraphs about Blanche Kelso Bruce who was briefly a teacher in Hannibal and later became the first African American U. S. Senator (representing the state of Mississippi).
Creator	Hannibal Courier-Post (Hannibal, Mo.)
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898.
Subject	Delaney, Roxanne ("Annie").
Subject	Douglassville (Hannibal, Mo.)
Subject	Douglasville School (Hannibal, Mo.)
Subject	Douglasville School (Hannibal, Mo.) -- History.
Subject	African American education -- History -- Missouri -- Hannibal.
Original Format	Newspaper article and pictures.
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	B7255