Halifax County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. In 1920 the four original buildings were torn down and a new building was erected to house African American high school students; the school was newly called Halifax Training School. Later it was upgraded and renamed the Mary M. […]
Halifax County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. Many churches in the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century helped fill African Americans’ need for schooling. Frequently, a church would raise funds to build a school, with county governments occasionally offering […]
Halifax County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. Determined to provide elementary education for young African Americans, the Rev. Parham B. Ragland started a school in his backyard sometime around 1875. Though the “Backyard School” was private, Rev. Ragland was able to garner financial support for his […]
Halifax County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. Mountain Road School No. 1 was built around 1919 for Black students in the Halifax, VA, community. The museum is named in honor of the Rev. Lee Ernest Coleman. CLICK HERE FOR 2020 CRIEHT Brochure DOWNLOAD
Halifax County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. The Mead Community Center is the realization of a dream of Caleb Robinson, who imagined an African American gathering place to enhance and educate the community. Professor Robinson was born in Jamaica in 1864 and graduated from Virginia Union […]
