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Posts
- Announcing a New Blog
- Urgent Call to Save Carver Nursey School – William Thomas Post #129
- Mr. Lawrence P. Robinson, Alexandria’s Dedicated Photographer and Community Leader
- Alexandria African Americans World War I Draft Registration – Part 7: “H”
- 1950 Parker-Gray High School Teachers and Graduating Class
- Alexandria African American World War I Draft Registrations – Part 5: “G”
- Mr. Robert W. Burke’s Unpublished Autobiography of Alexandria, Virginia
- Snowden School for Boys – Mr. Henry T. White’s Class of 1907 – 1908 in Alexandria, VA
- 1949 Parker-Gray High School Teachers and Graduating Class
- Alexandria African Americans World War I Draft Registrations – Part 4: “E-F”
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- February 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (3)
- November 2011 (2)
- October 2011 (5)
Monthly Calendar
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Hallowell School – 1893 Teachers’ Census
Hallowell Public Black School for Girls George L. Seaton built another School in the City of Alexandria for black girls. The Freedmen Bureau funded the Hallowell School in 1867. The basic design of the school was similar to the Snowden … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Girls School, Hallowell School, Public Black School
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Snowden School – 1893 Teachers’ Census
Snowden Public Black School for Boys Shortly after the civil war in 1867, the Freedmen Bureau commissioned George L. Seaton to build two schools for the African Americans in the City of Alexandria. George, a highly respected African American carpenter … Continue reading
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Tagged 1867, Early Boys School, Public Black School, Snowden School
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1920 Parker-Gray Class
Prior to 1920, a group of concerned African American citizens which included Reverend Samuel B. Ross, Samuel Tucker, Henry Taylor, Blanche Parker Taylor and the alumni from the Hallowell and Snowden Schools pressured the City of Alexandria for a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920 Black Teachers, Alexandria, Parker-Gray School
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Seatons
The Seaton family was one of the Alexandria icons of success in the City of Alexandria. The Seatons were freed people of color by early 1800. Lucinda Seaton, mother of John, obtained her freedom through General George and Martha Washington. … Continue reading
