Falls Church Colored School
Title
Falls Church Colored School
Description
Route 50 and Annandale Road, Falls Church
In 1864, J.D. Read and his daughter Betsy migrated from Philadelphia and established the first school in Falls Church to provide an education previously unavailable to African American children. Ada Gray was the first African American teacher at the school. The second Falls Church Colored School was established in 1890.
In 1864, J.D. Read and his daughter Betsy migrated from Philadelphia and established the first school in Falls Church to provide an education previously unavailable to African American children. Ada Gray was the first African American teacher at the school. The second Falls Church Colored School was established in 1890.
Source
From African American Landowners, Churches, Schools and Businesses, Fairfax County, Virginia (1860-1900), 2nd edition. Text by Guinevere Scott Jones, November 2009.
Date
1864
Files
Citation
"Falls Church Colored School," in Teaching with Laurel Grove School, Item #22, https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/items/show/22 (accessed February 1, 2022).
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