Ashland in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
School Transportation
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 14, 2017
1. School Transportation Marker
Inscription.
School Transportation. . Virginia public school boards began providing transportation to white students early in the 20th century but frequently denied this service to African Americans. Black children often had to walk miles to school, leading to nonattendance. Across Virginia in the 1930s, black community organizations raised funds for buses. Lucian Hunter, supported by the Chickahominy Baptist Association, acquired Hanover County’s first school bus for African Americans ca. 1934. His sons Clarence, Earl, and Chester drove students to the Hanover County Training School. Petitioned by Hunter and others, the school board voted in 1935 to contribute funds toward this service. County schools were desegregated in 1969.
Virginia public school boards began providing transportation to white students early in the 20th century but frequently denied this service to African Americans. Black children often had to walk miles to school, leading to nonattendance. Across Virginia in the 1930s, black community organizations raised funds for buses. Lucian Hunter, supported by the Chickahominy Baptist Association, acquired Hanover County’s first school bus for African Americans ca. 1934. His sons Clarence, Earl, and Chester drove students to the Hanover County Training School. Petitioned by Hunter and others, the school board voted in 1935 to contribute funds toward this service. County schools were desegregated in 1969.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-142.)
Location. 37° 46.032′ N, 77° 28.236′ W. Marker is in Ashland, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on North Washington Highway (U.S. 1) south of Berkley Street, on the right when traveling north
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on January 4, 2018, by patricia Hunter-Jordan of Mechanicsville, Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.