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Lesson 5: Founding of the Laurel Grove School and Other "Colored" Schools in Fairfax County, 1860-1890

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Primary Sources

First hand accounts about Gum Springs and Freedman “colored” schools
Black Population as a Percent of Total Population by Voting Precinct, April 2000
Statistics from Historical Background

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