African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia

Beacons of Light in the Twentieth Century

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia by Char McCargo Bah, Audrey P. Davis, James E. Henson Sr., Christa Watters, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Char McCargo Bah, Audrey P. Davis, James E. Henson Sr., Christa Watters, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson ISBN: 9781625840912
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 9, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Char McCargo Bah, Audrey P. Davis, James E. Henson Sr., Christa Watters, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson
ISBN: 9781625840912
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 9, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
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.
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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.

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