African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia, beacons of light in the twentieth century, Char McCargo Bah, Christa Watters. Audrey P. Davis, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson and James E. Henson Sr
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African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia, beacons of light in the twentieth century, Char McCargo Bah, Christa Watters. Audrey P. Davis, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson and James E. Henson Sr
Language
eng
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non fiction
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African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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Char McCargo Bah, Christa Watters. Audrey P. Davis, Gwendolyn Brown-Henderson and James E. Henson Sr
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beacons of light in the twentieth century
Summary
Sitting just south of the nation's capital, Alexandria has a long and storied history." "Still, little is known of Alexandria's twentieth-century African American community. Experience the harrowing narratives of trials and triumph as Alexandria's African Americans helped to shape not only their hometown but also the world around them. Rutherford Adkins became one of the first black fighter pilots as a Tuskegee Airman. Samuel Tucker, a twenty-six-year-old lawyer, organized and fought for Alexandria to share its wealth of knowledge with the African American community by opening its libraries to all colors and creeds. Discover a vibrant past that, through this record, will be remembered forever as Alexandria's beacon of hope and light
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adult
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