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Posts
- Behind the Article on William ‘Sonny’ Duke
- Happy 2021 New Year
- Summary of Three Alexandria Gazette Articles in December 2020
- “Getting Ready to Cast My Vote – Cassie Reddick Whitmore”
- They Served Their Country – Davis and Shanklin Families
- Behind the Scene – “A Teacher Made A Difference – Joseph (Joe) Lovelace”
- Alexandria’s African American Local History
- Behind the Scene – “The Cigar Man Made a Better Life – James Thomas Ford”
- Behind the Scene – “Giving Back to the Youth: Joyce Casey Sanchez”
- Behind the Scene – “He Believed In the Constitution: Reverend Fields Cook”
Archives
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- November 2019 (4)
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Monthly Calendar
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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
Posted in Education, Snowden
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
Posted in Education, Parker-Gray School
Tagged 1920 Black Teachers, Alexandria, Parker-Gray School
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Welcome
I developed this site because of the love I have for African American (Black) History of Alexandria, Virginia. I learned very little Black history when I was growing up in the late 1950s and the early 1970s. The history I remember … Continue reading
