Black communities of Fairfax : a history /

"The story of Black Fairfax has long been untold. The free Black population of Fairfax Court House dates to at least the 1820s. After the Civil War, newly freed Black citizens expanded the hamlet of Jermantown dramatically. Additional segregated neighborhoods, including School Street, which ove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Willson, Etta (Author), Colbert, Rita (Author), Naylor, Linneall (Author), Prescott, Rondia (Author), Lindner, Jenee (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2024.
Subjects:	African Americans > Virginia > Fairfax > History. Fairfax (Va.) > History. Noirs américains > Virginie > Fairfax > Histoire.

Table of Contents:

Jermantown Cemetery
Segregated communities in Fairfax, Virginia
Making a difference
George Mason University and Center for Mason Legacies: Black lives next door
The future.