Harold G. Handy

Harold G. Handy completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Education at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA, after which he received a Master’s Degree from East Tennessee State University in history. As partial fulfillment of this degree, he published a series of articles on local history and archival topics and worked as a graduate assistant in ETSU’s Archives of Appalachia. One of his articles, "The Langston School Experience: The Black Community," provides a history of public school in Johnson City for Black residents from the 19th century through desegregation, with an emphasis on the integration of Johnson City public schools from 1961-1965. His work complements the chapter from Mary Alexander’s thesis entitled “Educational Strivings in the Black Community in Johnson City, 1870-1965.”