Doctoral project submitted to the faculty of George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University. Dr. Judith Saunders was a descendent of West Ford and grew up in Gum Springs.
This painting depicts a man, woman, and child riding on a single horse. The man looks forward while the woman turns to look behind them. The scene is early morning light before sunrise. On the back of the painting is an inscription by the artist: “A…
Joseph Carpenter describes his experience attending the segregated Floris Colored School near Herndon. Carpenter walked five miles to school one way and was taught in one room with 39 other children.
Bradley E. Gernard describes four communities of freedmen (pages 234-235). They are Baptist Hill, Tinner Hill (this community still exists) Southgate subdivision, Gravel Bank (along Railroad Avenue next to Shreve Road in Falls Church)
Executive Order 10925 was signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961. It required government contractors to “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard…
A description of the establishment of African American churches after the Civil War, their importance within the community, and the political activism of the church leadership.
The African American War experience is described from the Civil War through the Vietnam War, including descriptions of those who were awarded medals of honor.
In 1935 at least two juries were established in Fairfax County with African American members. This was significant because Blacks were usually excluded from serving on juries in Virginia. Press reports indicated that these were the first African…
African American Militia Units in Virginia served as part of the state militia, the Virginia Volunteers, between 1872-1899. African Americans fought in all American wars starting with the French and Indian War.
Behind Union lines, enslaved person who escaped or was brought within Union lines during the American Civil War were used on confiscated farms to raise food for the army and wood chopping to help in the construction of the Orange and Alexandria…
In Virginia, the first election, in which Black men voted and those votes were counted, was for delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868.
During the American Revolution African American men, both enslaved and free fought in the Continental Army. Black soldiers served in mostly integrated units at this time.
Originally the segregated library for Alexandria's African American residents, the museum documents the local and national history, culture and contributions of Black America.
902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Originally the segregated library for Alexandria's African American residents, the museum documents the local and national history, culture and contributions of Black America.
