African Americans Of Alexandria Virginia

Author : Char McCargo Bah,Christa Watters,Audrey P. Davis,Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson,James E. Henson Sr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625840912

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African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia by Char McCargo Bah,Christa Watters,Audrey P. Davis,Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson,James E. Henson Sr. Pdf

Sitting just south of the nation's capital, Alexandria has a long and storied history." "Still, little is known of Alexandria's twentieth-century African American community. Experience the harrowing narratives of trials and triumph as Alexandria's African Americans helped to shape not only their hometown but also the world around them. Rutherford Adkins became one of the first black fighter pilots as a Tuskegee Airman. Samuel Tucker, a twenty-six-year-old lawyer, organized and fought for Alexandria to share its wealth of knowledge with the African American community by opening its libraries to all colors and creeds. Discover a vibrant past that, through this record, will be remembered forever as Alexandria's beacon of hope and light.

Author : Andrew Winfree
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781490795898

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Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria by Andrew Winfree Pdf

Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria is a thoughtful and focused book that is based on the premise of sharing knowledge, history, and inspiration regarding the African American experience, building on the knowledge with biographies of over two hundred individuals who have made or are making progress and positive changes possible.

Author : George K. Combs,Leslie Anderson,Julia M. Downie
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738592381

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Alexandria by George K. Combs,Leslie Anderson,Julia M. Downie Pdf

Understanding the history of Alexandria, Virginia is key to the early history of the United States. This throrough overview examines its long and storied history, from former colonial tobacco port to vibrant modern community. Alexandria has a long and storied past. Founded as a colonial tobacco port by English and Scottish merchants in 1749, the city prospered. It became the social and economic center of Northern Virginia and the upper Potomac region. When the nation's capital was established in 1791, Alexandria became a part of the District of Columbia. In 1833, a canal intended to increase tradeand revenue nearly bankrupted the city. By the time Alexandria retroceded to Virginia in 1847, it had lost its standing among maritime cities on the Eastern Seaboard. Notable residents have included politicians and military heroes, such as George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Gerald R. Ford, as well as cultural icons Willard Scott and Jim Morrison. Today's Alexandria includes descendants of free and enslaved African Americans and the progeny of 18th- and 19th-century European immigrants who have joined with "new" Americans to create vibrant 21st-century communities.

Author : Char McCargo Bah, Edited by Mumini M. Bah
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467140010

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Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: A Legacy of Freedom by Char McCargo Bah, Edited by Mumini M. Bah Pdf

"At the beginning of the Civil War, Federal troops secured Alexandria as Union territory. Former slaves, called contrabands, poured in to obtain protection from their former masters. Due to overcrowding, mortality rates were high. Authorities seized an undeveloped parcel of land on South Washington Street, and by March 1864, it had been opened as a cemetery for African Americans. Between 1864 and 1868, more than 1,700 contrabands and freedmen were buried there. For nearly eighty years, the cemetery lay undisturbed and was eventually forgotten. Rediscovered in 1996, it has now been preserved as a monument to the courage and sacrifice of those buried within. Author and researcher Char McCargo Bah recounts the stories of those men and women and the search for their descendants."-- back cover.

Author : Fodor's
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-28
Category : Maryland
ISBN : 9781400008162

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Fodor's Virginia and Maryland, 10th Edition by Fodor's Pdf

Providing the most accurate and up-to-date information available, this new edition helps visitors experience Virginia and Maryland like the locals. It includes choices for every traveler, from hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains to touring a vineyard or a Civil War battlefield.

Author : Shosteck, Robert
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Middle Atlantic States
ISBN : 1455613967

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Weekend Getaways Around Washington, D.C. by Shosteck, Robert Pdf

Author : Hazel Arnett Ervin,Lois Jamison Sheer
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781443889551

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A Community of Voices on Education and the African American Experience by Hazel Arnett Ervin,Lois Jamison Sheer Pdf

This book offers a history of African American education, while also serving as a companion text for teachers, students and researchers in cultural criticism, American and African American studies, postcolonialism, historiography, and psychoanalytics. Overall, it represents essential reading for scholars, critics, leaders of educational policy, and all others interested in ongoing discussions not only about the role of community, family, teachers and others in facilitating quality education for the citizenry, but also about ensuring the posterity of a society via equal access to, and attainment of, quality education by its constituents of color. Particularly, this volume fills a void in the annals of African American history and African American education, by addressing the vibrancy of an education ethos within Black America which has unequivocally served as cultural, historical, political, legal and theoretical references.

Author : Donna Tyler Hollie,Brett M. Tyler,Karen Hughes White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738567574

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African Americans of Fauquier County by Donna Tyler Hollie,Brett M. Tyler,Karen Hughes White Pdf

Fauquier County, in Northern Virginia, was established in 1759. It was formed from Prince William County and was named for Virginia lieutenant governor Francis Fauquier. In 1790, there were 6,642 slaves in Fauquier County. By the eve of the Civil War, there were 10,455. From 1817 to 1865, the county was home to 845 free black people. The African American population declined at the end of Reconstruction, and by 1910, the white population was double that of blacks. The population imbalance continues today. Through centuries of slavery and segregation, Fauquier County's African American population survived, excelled, and prospered. This minority community established and supported numerous churches, schools, and businesses, as well as literary, political, and fraternal organizations that enhanced the quality of life for the entire county.

Author : Ashley Towle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781666905724

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African Americans, Death, and the New Birth of Freedom by Ashley Towle Pdf

This innovative book examines how African Americans in the South made sense of the devastating loss of life unleashed by the Civil War and emancipation. During and after the war, African Americans died in vast numbers from battle, disease, and racial violence. While freedom was a momentous event for the formerly enslaved, it was also deadly. Through an investigation into how African Americans reacted to and coped with the passing away of loved ones and community members, Ashley Towle argues that freedpeople gave credence to their free status through their experiences with mortality. African Americans harnessed the power of death in a variety of arenas, including within the walls of national and private civilian cemeteries, in applications for widows’ pensions, in the pulpits of black churches, around séance tables, on the witness stand at congressional hearings, and in the columns of African American newspapers. In the process of mourning the demise of kith and kin, black people reconstituted their families, forged communal bonds, and staked claims to citizenship, civil rights, and racial justice from the federal government. In a society upended by civil war and emancipation, death was political.

Author : Glenn L. Starks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440800764

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African Americans at Risk [2 volumes] by Glenn L. Starks Pdf

With all of the progress African Americans have made, they still face many risks that threaten the entire race or place segments in jeopardy of survival. This work examines the widespread problem and suggests solutions. This two-volume set examines the issues and policies that put African Americans at risk in our culture today, utilizing the most recent research from scholars in the field to provide not only objective, encyclopedic information, but also varying viewpoints to encourage critical thinking. The entries comprehensively document how African Americans are treated differently, have more negative outcomes in the same situations than other races, and face risks due to issues inherent in their past or current social and economic conditions. Care is taken to note distinctions between subgroups and not further a "blanket approach" to the diverse members of this minority population. Intended for members of the African American community; societal scholars; students in the fields of health, social studies, and public policy; as well as general readers, this work will provide readers with a deeper understanding of key components affecting the lives of African Americans today.

Author : Maurice Jackson,Jacqueline Bacon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781134726066

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African Americans and the Haitian Revolution by Maurice Jackson,Jacqueline Bacon Pdf

Bringing together scholarly essays and helpfully annotated primary documents, African Americans and the Haitian Revolution collects not only the best recent scholarship on the subject, but also showcases the primary texts written by African Americans about the Haitian Revolution. Rather than being about the revolution itself, this collection attempts to show how the events in Haiti served to galvanize African Americans to think about themselves and to act in accordance with their beliefs, and contributes to the study of African Americans in the wider Atlantic World.

Author : Amina Luqman-Dawson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0738554146

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African Americans of Petersburg by Amina Luqman-Dawson Pdf

The city of Petersburg has distinguished itself as a special place for African American history. African Americans in Petersburg have overcome racial and political obstacles placed in their paths. The city was the site of one of the largest free black populations in the South leading up to the Civil War, and more black soldiers participated in the Siege of Petersburg than in any other Civil War engagement. The city is the location of First Baptist Church, the nation's oldest black church; has produced trailblazers in political life, including Virginia's first black mayor; and is the site of the famous Halifax Triangle, a thriving black business district. This diverse and poignant collection of photographs reveals a heritage rich in entrepreneurial spirit, devotion to church life, and unshakable courage in the struggle for civil rights.

Author : Caroline Trefler,Fodor's
Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781400017492

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Fodor's Virginia & Maryland by Caroline Trefler,Fodor's Pdf

Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, historic sites, recreation, and shopping

Author : Linda S. Cordell,Kent Lightfoot,Francis McManamon,George Milner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1477 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313021893

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Archaeology in America [4 volumes] by Linda S. Cordell,Kent Lightfoot,Francis McManamon,George Milner Pdf

The greatness of America is right under our feet. The American past—the people, battles, industry and homes—can be found not only in libraries and museums, but also in hundreds of archaeological sites that scientists investigate with great care. These sites are not in distant lands, accessible only by research scientists, but nearby—almost every locale possesses a parcel of land worthy of archaeological exploration. Archaeology in America is the first resource that provides students, researchers, and anyone interested in their local history with a survey of the most important archaeological discoveries in North America. Leading scholars, most with an intimate knowledge of the area, have written in-depth essays on over 300 of the most important archaeological sites that explain the importance of the site, the history of the people who left the artifacts, and the nature of the ongoing research. Archaeology in America divides it coverage into 8 regions: the Arctic and Subarctic, the Great Basin and Plateau, the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest, and the West Coast. Each entry provides readers with an accessible overview of the archaeological site as well as books and articles for further research.

Author : Harvey Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781009359580

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The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre by Harvey Young Pdf

This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.