1950-2000
Desegregation of Stratford Junior High and the End of Virginia’s Massive Resistance
On the morning of February 2, 1959, Ronald Deskins, a 12-year old boy in Arlington, was very nervous about his first day of school. While
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1900-1949
E.B. Henderson
Edwin Bancroft (E.B.) Henderson spent most of his childhood living in an integrated neighborhood in Washington D.C. But during the summer, he stayed with his
1800-1849
The Syphax Family
When he was young, Stephen Hammond did not believe he was related to the family of George and Martha Washington. But when Hammond traced his
1950-2000
Dion Diamond: Doing What is Right
Dion Diamond was always a prankster. He used this fearlessness and humor to, as he put it, “crash segregated society.” A 1960 photo shows him
The Quest for Education
On cold winter days, Minnie Hughes, a school teacher at the Fairfax Colored School, would heatup a kettle and pour the water onto the hands
