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

Lesson Plan (click to view entire plan)

Introduction
Historical Background
Activities
Primary Sources
References

References

Books and Media

African American Landowners, Churches, Schools and Businesses, Fairfax County, Virginia (1860-1900) brochure, text by Guinevere Jones, Brian Sales, Theora Austin, and Edith Sprouse, 2000.

Linda Sargent Wood. “Get an Education and Everything Will Fall in Line”: The Laurel Grove “Colored” School in Northern Virginia, 1884-1932. Essay, 2006.

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