Dulles Airport Has Its Roots in Rural Black Community of Willard
Title
Dulles Airport Has Its Roots in Rural Black Community of Willard
Description
The Willard community was a black and white community that stretched between Fairfax and Loudoun counties. In September 1958, the federal government sent condemnation notifications to 87 landowners to purchase the property for what would become Dulles Airport. The Black community of Willard was displaced.
Creator
Eugene Scheel
Collection
Citation
Eugene Scheel, “Dulles Airport Has Its Roots in Rural Black Community of Willard,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/361.