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==Background==
==Background==
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 Newellton and from Tensas Rosenwald in St. Joseph, Louisiana,<ref name=lahist/> an institution 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 Newellton and from Tensas Rosenwald in St. Joseph, Louisiana, an institution now known as Tensas High School.<ref name=lahist/> 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]]. Tensas Rosenthal 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]], 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]]. <ref name=lahist/>
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]]. <ref name=lahist/>