The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of our community!
This is a photocopy of the essay The Establishment and Effect of the African-American Church during Reconstruction: Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia by Jaime Duke Stewart, May 4, 2000.
Blacks and the University of Virginia: an Overview, 1819-1987 by Ervin L. Jordan, Jr., is a compilation of background information and examples of participation by Blacks in the history of the University of Virginia.
Legal analysis and actions by the Firm of Watson & Perkins for clients in the purchase of Lot 35 in Charlottesville, which was once owned by Nancy West and Eston Hemmings.
This typed manuscript is a list of all the teacher's names and the sources of information about them found to date.
Isaiah Mays (1858-1925) was one of only two African American soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor during the "Indian Wars" of the late 19th century.
