African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia

Released on by Char McCargo Bah
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  • African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia Book Detail

  • Author : Char McCargo Bah
  • Release Date : 2013-07-09
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 172
  • ISBN 13 : 1625840918
  • File Size : 16,16 MB
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African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia by Char McCargo Bah PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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