Visited the site of Black Deaf School in Knoxville, Tennessee before desegregated to the other campus. Now as a golf course and a resort off Dandridge Avenue.

Note: Who is William A. Caldwell? America’s earliest known black deaf teacher and a principal. His teaching career lasted at least 34 years in total.

Contact me for more information on Caldwell’s biography.

Narrated by Kathleen L. Brockway
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Biography has been compiled, with many thanks to Kristi Merriweather, Brendan Murphy, Lindsay Dunn, and more!