Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: honoring & preserving the rich heritage & legacy of the African American community in central VA!
Charlottesville, VA
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Let’s goooo! #cvillepiefest 10-1 today at @JSAAHC See you there. Live tweeting here!
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Thank you @JSAAHC for teaching us about our home.
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“The minute that African American people leave enslavement, they begin to shape Charlottesville,” says Jefferson School African American Heritage Center's Andrea Douglas. Read more about the new exhibit, ‘Toward a Lineage of Self’: c-ville.com/jsaahc-adds-high…. 📷: Eze Amos
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“Black Charlottesville purchases property, creates home places, builds grocery stores, churches, and community aid societies at a rapid rate, facilitating this ascendancy for each other—that is what ‘Toward a Lineage of Self’ really articulates.”
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America's Slave Traders! There is still time, register and tune in to the discussion with Author Joshua Rothman: iaamuseum.org/event/book-tal… @iaamuseum @IAAMCFH @seeking_uva @JSAAHC @AAHGSATL @AAHGSHouston @AAHGSDC1
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Looking forward to presenting "Tracing Lineages: Unearthing the Descendants of UVA's Builders" to the Slave Legacy Coalition this a.m. @seeking_uva @slaveryuva @JSAAHC @descendantsuva slavelegacyhistorycoalition.…
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Feels as good a time as any to let you know that the exhibition going up at @JSAAHC next month has an entire section on how early 20th century UVA's Board of Visitors, its Foundation, and profs perpetuated racist housing and land-use practices locally, at every level.
Disappointing news from @uva. When I was Historian of the UGS, I pushed for a more complete and accurate account of UVA's history--even the parts we'd rather forget. I'll always be proud of the work we did. It was--& continues to be--the right thing to do. cavalierdaily.com/article/20…
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Very excited to launch my new book #Morningside @JSAAHC with the indomitable Andrea Douglas. Info here: vabook.org/2024/07/22/mornin… Big Thanks to @VAHumanties @VABookFest @UVA_Arts for making this happen on October 15, 2024.
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1/ Today, the community got an update from John Settles on the new housing being proposed for the corner of 10th Street NW and Wetland Avenue.
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OTD: July 10, 1902
A new Virginia State Constitution was enacted into law, imposing a poll tax on Virginia voters, as well as property + literacy requirements.
The new constitution reduced the eligible Black voting population by 90%.
In 1966 SCOTUS banned Virginia's poll tax.
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On this day in 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis, IL, attacked Black residents and destroyed their homes. Up to 200 Black men, women, and children were shot, beaten to death, or burned alive. calendar.eji.org/racial-inju…
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You’ll love @K_PriceWrites new show, promise.
3rd Street NW between Main & Market Streets.
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An honor to watch the 10th & Page Oral History Project officially launch into the world.
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Charlottesville’s Juneteenth Celebration kicks off on June 15 at @JSAAHC with an early-morning parade followed by a welcome address and an Emancipation Concert with @EwillzMusic (pictured) and other talented musicians.
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#cville #charlottesville #juneteenth #emancipation
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Another example of how universities “reckoning” with their origins in slavery typical regard the descendants of the formerly enslaved and the communities that surround them. thecrimson.com/article/2024/…
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This Map Lets You See How School Segregation Has Changed in Your Hometown
'The new interactive tool accompanies a study of school enrollment data, which shows that segregation has worsened in recent decades.'
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