Professor Gullage's Slave Narrative Prof. Phillip Davenport
Gullage was born Simpson County Dec. 16th 1854 the community of
Gum Springs on plantation of Mr. Will Gullage. At the age of 11
until 1872 he resided in Rankin County. His early education was
received in Hazlehurst and Brandon and later attended summer
normal schools at Tougaloo, Miss. He began teaching in 1877, at
Little Rock, 7 miles from Hazlehurst. In 1891 he came to
Brookhaven as Principal of the negro High School which place he
held for 42 years. Owing to his advanced age he was replaced by
a younger man but since has been teaching an adult class of the
W.P.A. program. Gullage has been a very outstanding negro in his
line of work. Very instrumental in securing Summer Normals for
negroes in Brookhaven. Slave Narratives - Mississippi - Federal
Writers Project On a previous post, those in the photograph were
identified. Photograph Courtesy of Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin
Regional Library 100 S. Jackson St Brookhaven, MS 39601
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