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- 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”
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Monthly Calendar
Monthly Archives: March 2012
1941 Parker-Gray High School Teachers and Graduating Class
The Parker-High School year of 1940 to 1941 had one principal and eighteen teachers. William H. Pitts, Sr. – Principal A.W. Adkins – Ninth Grade Susie Anderson – Eighth Grade Ferris Holland – Eighth Grade Louis Johnson – Industrial Arts … Continue reading
Alexandria Black Businesses 1876-1877
African American businesses were in Alexandria, Virginia prior and after the civil war. African Americans were Barbers, Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. There was a Boarding House, Boot and Shoe Dealerships, Butcher business, Oysters & Fish business, Produce & Provisions business, Saloons, a … Continue reading
Mr. Patrick H. Lumpkins (Snowden School Class of 1896 – 1897)
Patrick H. Lumpkins was one of the teachers at Snowden Public School for black boys. The school was located on Pitt, between Gibbon and Franklin Streets in Alexandria, VA. During the school year of 1916 – 1917, Mr. Lumpkins became … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Snowden
Tagged Alexandria VA Black Students, Patrick H Lumpkins, Snowden School
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Mount Jezreel Baptist Church 1908 Membership List
Washington (Wash) Jackson is back on the scene again; he was one of the founders of Mount Jezreel Church. In April 1890, several members of Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 1401 Duke Street in Alexandria, Virginia, left and founded Mount. … Continue reading
Posted in Baptist, Churches
Tagged Alexandria Virginia, Black Baptist, Mount Jezreel Baptist Church
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