Miss Nellie
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Miss Nellie
Description
Miss Nellie was a teacher and principal for thirty-two years for FCPS at the two room “Colored School.” In 1936, she created a study comparing county white schools to black schools. The study revealed that ninety percent of the county’s school budget went to white schools. After the study was made public, supporters began to demand improvements for black schools.
Miss Nellie wrote Our Disgrace and Shame: School Facilities for Negro Children in Fairfax County. The study was brought before the school board and was published in the Fairfax Herald newspaper on October 26, 1945.
Miss Nellie wrote Our Disgrace and Shame: School Facilities for Negro Children in Fairfax County. The study was brought before the school board and was published in the Fairfax Herald newspaper on October 26, 1945.
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Citation
“Miss Nellie,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/324.