by Danelle Rose | Mar 25, 2021 | History Comes Alive
By her own definition, Gaye Adegbalola is a griot. It’s how she describes herself in writing and in talks she’s given on her storied time in Fredericksburg. A griot is a traveling poet, musician and storyteller who maintains the West African tradition of oral history....
by Danelle Rose | Mar 16, 2021 | History Comes Alive
WOMEN OF THE CIVIL WAR The female contribution to the abolition of slavery during the Civil Ware often goes uncredited. One major way women helped the Union cause was as medical professionals. And in the Fredericksburg region, Clara Barton and Mary Walker set a...
by Danelle Rose | Mar 10, 2021 | History Comes Alive
Mary Ball Washington, the mother of America’s first President George Washington, lived most of her life in the Fredericksburg area. And in the modern city, monuments, buildings and an entire university still bear her name. During women’s history month, get to know...
by Danelle Rose | Feb 26, 2021 | History Comes Alive, Uncategorized
Below is an excerpt provided by Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) on the events related to the 1950 graduating class of Walker-Grant High School. Learn about the protest for the right to use the front door at community center for commencement. In June 1950, the high...
by Danelle Rose | Feb 22, 2021 | History Comes Alive
In 1966, Rev. Lawrence A. Davies became the first African American to hold elected office in Fredericksburg serving for 30 years, first as a Councilman and then as Mayor. In those three decades, Davies revitalized the city by driving forward the creation of low-income...
by Danelle Rose | Feb 12, 2021 | History Comes Alive, Uncategorized
Dr. James L. Farmer, Jr. earned national prominence as one of the foremost leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including organizing the Freedom Rides, with the first stop being right here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Learn more about this American civil rights...
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