(EDUCATION) Illustrated diploma for the Langston Douglass Ac

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(EDUCATION.) Illustrated diploma for the Langston-Douglass Academy. Blank printed diploma, 14 x 17 inches; minor foxing, minimal wear. Staunton, VA, circa 1910

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The Langston-Douglass Academy was founded as an elementary school in 1906 and remained in operation through at least 1915. As of 1913, they had an enrollment of 76 students and employed 3 Black teachers. This diploma is illustrated with portraits of its two namesakes, John Mercer Langston (grand-uncle of Langston Hughes) and Frederick Douglass. One other example in OCLC, at the University of Virginia.