African American History Archives

Resilience Amid Resistance

In July 1956, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s [...]

Resilience Amid Resistancekbutcher2026-03-12T12:45:20+00:00

Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project (SVBHP) was established in 2013 [...]

Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Projectkbutcher2026-02-27T16:25:57+00:00

About a dozen disguised people took Charlotte Harris from the [...]

Charlotte Harris Lynched, 6 March 1878 Markerkbutcher2026-03-12T12:42:11+00:00

Edgar Amos Love, son of a Methodist minister, was born [...]

Edgar Amos Lovekbutcher2026-03-12T12:43:11+00:00

Mrs. Ida Mae Francis Tourist Home was a safe place [...]

Ida Mae Francis Tourist Homekbutcher2026-02-20T21:17:58+00:00

African Americans established the community of Newtown in this area [...]

Newtown Cemeterykbutcher2026-02-20T15:54:59+00:00

The lot on which the historic Dallard-Newman House stands was [...]

Dallard-Newman Housekbutcher2026-02-20T21:12:24+00:00

The Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center hosts the permanent [...]

Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education CenterMauricio Duran2026-02-20T15:59:11+00:00