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Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail Historical Markers

This set of markers, placed by Virginia’s Retreat, highlights the evolution of Civil Rights in Southside Virginia in the years from the Civil War into the 20th Century.
 
By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
Virginia St & Church St
1 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Amelia Court House — 10 — Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil — Amelia Court House, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ — Reported permanently removed
2 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Amelia Court House — AM2 — Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil — Amelia Court House, Virginia — Amelia County —
3 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Amelia Court House — 9 — Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School — Amelia Court House, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ — Reported permanently removed
4 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Amelia Court House — AM1 — Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School — Amelia Court House, Virginia — Amelia County —
5 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — 2 — Carver-Price School — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail — Appomattox, Virginia - Appomattox County — Reported permanently removed
6 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — AP2 — Carver-Price School — Appomattox, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ —
7 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — 3 — Education in 1800's Rural Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail — Appomattox, Virginia - Appomattox County — Reported permanently removed
8 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — AP3 — The First African American School in Appomattox — Appomattox, Virginia — Appomattox County —
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9 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — 1 — Winonah Camp / Mozella Price Home — Appomattox, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ — Reported permanently removed
10 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — AP1 — Winonah Camp / Mozella Price Home —
11 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — 38 — Southside Virginia Community College — Alberta, Virginia — Brunswick County — Reported permanently removed
12 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — BR1 — Southside Virginia Community College — Alberta, Virginia — Brunswick County —
13 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Broadnax — BR5 — Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd — Broadnax, Virginia — Brunswick County —
14 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Brodnax — 40 — Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County — Reported permanently removed
15 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — 41 — Fort Christanna — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County — Reported permanently removed
16 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — BR4 — Fort Christanna Historical Site — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County —
17 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — BR2 — Oak Grove School — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County —
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18 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — 39 — Saint Paul's College — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County — Reported permanently removed
19 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — BR3 — Saint Paul's College and James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum — Lawrenceville, Virginia — Brunswick County —
20 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, Buckingham — 4 — One-Room Schoolhouse — Buckingham, Virginia — Buckingham County — Reported permanently removed
21 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, Buckingham — BK1 — One-Room Schoolhouse — Buckingham, Virginia — Buckingham County —
22 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, Dillwyn — BK2 — Buckingham Training School — Dillwyn, Virginia — Buckingham County —
23 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, New Canton — 5 — Carter G. Woodson Birthplace — New Canton, Virginia — Buckingham County — Reported permanently removed
24 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, New Canton — BK3 — Carter G. Woodson Birthplace — New Canton, Virginia — Buckingham County —
25 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House — CR1 — Central High School — Charlotte Court House, Virginia — Charlotte County —
26 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House — 30 — Charlotte County Library — Reported permanently removed
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27 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House — CR2 — Charlotte County Library — Charlotte Court House, Virginia — Charlotte County —
28 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — 29 — Southside Virginia Community College — Keysville, Virginia — Charlotte County — Reported permanently removed
29 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — CR3 — Southside Virginia Community College — Keysville, Virginia — Charlotte County —
30 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Red Oak — 31 — Salem School — Red Oak, Virginia — Charlotte County — Reported permanently removed
31 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Red Oak — CR4 — Salem School — Red Oak, Virginia — Charlotte County —
32 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Ettrick — 11 — Virginia State University — Ettrick, Virginia — Chesterfield County — Reported permanently removed
33 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Ettrick — CH1 — Virginia State University — Ettrick, Virginia — Chesterfield County —
34 ► Virginia, Cumberland County, Cartersville — 6 — Hamilton High School — Cartersville, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail —
35 ► Virginia, Cumberland County, Cartersville — 7 — Rosenwald School at Cartersville — Cartersville, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ —
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36 ► Virginia, Cumberland County, Cumberland — 8 — Jackson Davis — Cumberland Court House, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trailฎ — Reported permanently removed
37 ► Virginia, Cumberland County, Cumberland — CM3 — Jackson Davis — Cumberland, Virginia — Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail —
38 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — 17 — Early Education in Dinwiddie County — Dinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County — Reported permanently removed
39 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — DN3 — Early Education in Dinwiddie County — Dinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
40 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Dinwiddie — DN4 — Southside High School — Dinwiddie, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
41 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — 15 — Petersburg State Colony for the Negro Insane — Petersburg, Virginia — Dinwiddie County — Reported permanently removed
42 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg — DN1 — Southside Virginia Training Center — Petersburg, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
43 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — 16 — Rocky Branch School — Sutherland, Virginia — Dinwiddie County — Reported permanently removed
44 ► Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — DN2 — Rocky Branch School — Sutherland, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
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45 ► Virginia, Emporia — GR1 — Greensville County Training School — Emporia, Virginia — Greensville County —
46 ► Virginia, Halifax County, Halifax — HX2 — L.E. Coleman African American Museum — Mountain Road School No. 1 — Halifax, Virginia —
47 ► Virginia, Halifax County, Halifax — 33 — Mary M. Bethune High School — Halifax, Virginia — Halifax County — Reported permanently removed
48 ► Virginia, Halifax County, Halifax — HX3 — Mary M. Bethune High School — Halifax, Virginia — Halifax County —
49 ► Virginia, Halifax County, Nathalie — 32 — Meadville Community Center — Vernon Hill, Virginia — Halifax County — Reported permanently removed
50 ► Virginia, Halifax County, Nathalie — HX1 — Meadville Community Center — Nathalie, Virginia — Halifax County —
51 ► Virginia, Halifax County, South Boston — 35 — Mizpah Church — South Boston, Virginia — Halifax County — Reported permanently removed
52 ► Virginia, Halifax County, South Boston — HX5 — Mizpah Presbyterian Church — South Boston, Virginia — Halifax County —
53 ► Virginia, Halifax County, South Boston — 34 — Washington-Coleman Elementary School — South Boston, Virginia — Halifax County — Reported permanently removed
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54 ► Virginia, Halifax County, South Boston — HX4 — Washington-Coleman Elementary School — South Boston, Virginia — Halifax County —
55 ► Virginia, Lunenburg County, Meherrin — 22 — St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Christian Day School — Meherrin, Virginia — Lunenburg County — Reported permanently removed
56 ► Virginia, Lunenburg County, Meherrin — LN3 — St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Christian Day School — Meherrin, Virginia — Lunenburg County —
57 ► Virginia, Lunenburg County, Victoria — LN1 — The Peoples Community Center — Victoria, Virginia — Lunenburg County —
58 ► Virginia, Lunenburg County, Victoria — 21 — The People's Community Center — Victoria, Virginia — Lunenburg County — Reported permanently removed
59 ► Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Boydton — 37 — Boydton Academic and Bible Institute — Boydton, Virginia — Mecklenburg County — Reported permanently removed
60 ► Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Boydton — MK2 — Boydton Academic and Bible Institute — Boydton, Virginia — Mecklenburg County —
61 ► Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Chase City — 36 — Thyne Institute — Chase City, Virginia — Mecklenburg County — Reported permanently removed
62 ► Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Chase City — MK1 — Thyne Institute — Chase City, Virginia — Mecklenburg County —
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63 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Blackstone — 18 — Blackstone Female Institute — Blackstone, Virginia — Nottoway County — Reported permanently removed
64 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Blackstone — NT1 — Blackstone Female Institute — Blackstone, Virginia — Nottoway County —
65 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Blackstone — 19 — Mount Nebo Church — Blackstone, Virginia — Nottoway County — Reported permanently removed
66 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Blackstone — NT2 — Mt. Nebo Church — Blackstone, Virginia — Nottoway County —
67 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Burkeville — 20 — Ingleside Training Institute — Burkeville, Virginia — Nottoway County — Reported permanently removed
68 ► Virginia, Nottoway County, Burkeville — NT3 — Ingleside Training Institute — Burkeville, Virginia — Nottoway County —
69 ► Virginia, Petersburg — PB4 — Bishop Payne Divinity School — Petersburg, Virginia —
70 ► Virginia, Petersburg — 12 — Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia — Petersburg, Virginia — Reported permanently removed
71 ► Virginia, Petersburg — PB1 — Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia — Petersburg, Virginia —
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72 ► Virginia, Petersburg — 13 — McKenney Library — Petersburg, Virginia — Reported permanently removed
73 ► Virginia, Petersburg — PB2 — McKenney Library — Petersburg, Virginia —
74 ► Virginia, Petersburg — 14 — The Peabody-Williams School — Petersburg, Virginia — Reported permanently removed
75 ► Virginia, Petersburg — PB3 — The Peabody-Williams School — Petersburg, Virginia —
76 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Burkeville — PE8 — Prince Edward State Park for Negroes — Green Bay, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
77 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 27 — Beulah AME Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
78 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE2 — Beulah AME Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
79 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 25 — Farmville Female Seminary Association — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
80 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE3 — Farmville Female Seminary Association — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
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81 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 26 — First Baptist Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
82 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE1 — First Baptist Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
83 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 28 — Hampden-Sydney College — Hampden-Sydney, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
84 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE6 — Hampden-Sydney College — Hampden Sydney, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
85 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 23 — Prince Edward County Public Schools — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
86 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE5 — Prince Edward County Public Schools — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
87 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 24 — R. R. Moton High School — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed
88 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE4 — R.R. Moton High School — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
89 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE7 — The Beneficial Benevolent Society of the Loving Sisters and Brothers of Hampden County — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County —
 
 
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