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Douglas was born in [[rural]] Newellton in northern Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana to Samuel Frederick Douglas and the former Fannie Rose Armstrong. He was educated at the [[Segregation|segregated]] since defunct black schools in Newelltonn|and from Tensas Rosenwald in St. Joseph, Louisiana, now known as Tensas High School. He was a classmate of Andrew Brimmer, later the first African American named to the board of governors of the [[Federal Reserve System]], appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. The institutions closed in 1970, when Tensas Parish public schools were desegregated.

Douglas was born in [[rural]] Newellton in northern Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana to Samuel Frederick Douglas and the former Fannie Rose Armstrong. He was educated at the [[Segregation|segregated]] since defunct black schools in Newelltonn|and from Tensas Rosenwald in St. Joseph, Louisiana, now known as Tensas High School. He was a classmate of Andrew Brimmer, later the first African American named to the board of governors of the [[Federal Reserve System]], appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. The institutions closed in 1970, when Tensas Parish public schools were desegregated.

Brimmer then attended the historically black [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Xavier University in [[New Orleans]]. Thereafter, Douglas entered the [[United States Army]], in which he reached the rank of master sergeant. From 1950 to 1952, he was stationed in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska]], and [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. Thereafter, he was a letter carrier for the [[U.S. Postal Service]] and a salesman for Southern Barber and Beauty Supply Company in [[Baton Rouge]].  

Brimmer then attended the historically black [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Xavier University in [[New Orleans]]. Thereafter, Douglas entered the [[United States Army]], in which he reached the rank of master sergeant. From 1950 to 1952, he was stationed in [[Anchorage]], [[Alaska]], and [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. Thereafter, he was a letter carrier for the [[United States Postal Service]] and a salesman for Southern Barber and Beauty Supply Company in [[Baton Rouge]].  

On July 24, 1949, in New Roads, he wed the former Audrey Marie Daisy (1920–1991), daughter of farmer Thomas Daisy (1898–1975) and the former Lillian Pourclau (1897–1985). The Douglases had one child, Kordice Majella Douglas (born 1955).<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site21.php|title=Douglas, Emmitt Jame|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=November 11, 2019}}</ref> Kordice Douglas is a graduate of the [[Harvard Law School]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CSoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=emmitt+douglas+of+louisiana+naacp&source=bl&ots=QulNVj68IM&sig=FYAEuE478gqM6TZ1ZBEqseP-Pp4&hl=en&ei=Hl4KTaD2FY-p8Abr4KCfAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=emmitt%20douglas%20of%20louisiana%20naacp&f=false|title=Emmitt J. Douglas|publisher=''The Crisis'' (NAACP newspaper)|date=March 1980|accessdate=December 16, 2010}}</ref> and practices law in Baton Rouge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kordice.com/|title=Kordice M. Douglas|publisher=kordice.com|accessdate=December 16, 2010}}</ref>

On July 24, 1949, in New Roads, he wed the former Audrey Marie Daisy (1920–1991), daughter of farmer Thomas Daisy (1898–1975) and the former Lillian Pourclau (1897–1985). The Douglases had one child, Kordice Majella Douglas (born 1955).<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site21.php|title=Douglas, Emmitt Jame|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=November 11, 2019}}</ref> Kordice Douglas is a graduate of the [[Harvard Law School]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CSoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=emmitt+douglas+of+louisiana+naacp&source=bl&ots=QulNVj68IM&sig=FYAEuE478gqM6TZ1ZBEqseP-Pp4&hl=en&ei=Hl4KTaD2FY-p8Abr4KCfAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=emmitt%20douglas%20of%20louisiana%20naacp&f=false|title=Emmitt J. Douglas|publisher=''The Crisis'' (NAACP newspaper)|date=March 1980|accessdate=December 16, 2010}}</ref> and practices law in Baton Rouge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kordice.com/|title=Kordice M. Douglas|publisher=kordice.com|accessdate=December 16, 2010}}</ref>