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Mrs. Thomas lost her farm but her country gained a hero.
Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, 1824 - 1917. The film “Aunt Betty and Fort Stevens,” tells the story of Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, a Free Woman of Color who, despite losing her farm during the Civil War, becomes a heroine in her Washington, D.C. community. At one the worst moments in her life, she is comforted by Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Proctor went to serve the fort that replaced her farm and livestock, even during the Battle of Fort Stevens…
Find out more »Haiti and the Civil War – a talk by Marvin T. Jones
Built between 1804 and 1820, the Citadelle Henry was one of the mightiest forts in the Americas. Before Marvin T. Jones earnestly explored the Winton Triangle, he did so in Haiti. He honed his documentary and research skills to produce articles and exhibits on the defense works of Haiti, the second republic of the New World. Not only will Marvin present how the people of color in Haiti freed themselves, but he will also show what…
Find out more »Winton Triangle Presentation in Tappahannock, VA
Marvin T. Jones presents photographs, maps and narrative of his community's 275 year-old history of landowning mixed-race people in North Carolina's Hertford County area. The written history of the Winton Triangle begin in 1584 when the English first learn about the area. The three main towns of the Triangle are Winton, Cofield and Ahoskie. The Winton Triangle's story is that of a new people who cobbled success and identity despite colonization, wars, slavery and discrimination. Hosted by the Middle Peninsula…
Find out more »Pleasant Plains School’s 150th Anniversary
This is the 1920 Pleasant Plains School House, funded in part by Julius Rosenwald. His portrait is in the three-room schoolhouse. Pleasant Plains Baptist Church leaders founded its Pleasant Plains School the year after the end of the Civil War. Before then, there were no schools for people of color, enslaved or free. The school, its church, leaders and students went on to establish other school in the area and in Virginia. The most notable daughter…
Find out more »Keynote speech by Marvin T. Jones
Marvin T. Jones is the keynote speaker at the 2017 Black History Month Genealogy Conference (BHM) hosted by the State of Maryland and Washington DC chapters of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) and the African- American Special Interest Group, Washington DC Family History Center. The conference is scheduled for Saturday February 4, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Laurel Family History Center. The theme for the 2017 conference is “From the Archives to the Classroom…
Find out more »15th Public Showing of CAMPAIGNS OF MOLLY HUNDLEY
The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, directed by Kimberley Springle, gave us plenty of assistance when we were researching for our two Dunbar films. We are pleased to present the latest one at the Charles Sumner. From 1921 to 1955, Mrs. Mary Gibson Hundley was an exacting teacher of French and Latin at the famous Dunbar High School in Washingon, D.C. The film's title reflects Mrs. Hundley’s educational advancement against racism at her college; her drive to encourage students to excel…
Find out more »Dunbar High School’s Classic Age – 1870 – 1957 film showing
The first public high school for African Americans, the Paul W. Lawrence High School in Washington, D.C. was known for the sterling education given to its students and for the successes they achieved in later life. Among its famous students are General Benjamin Davis, Sr., Nannie Helen Burroughs, Dr. Charles Drew, Charles Hamilton Houston, Senator Edward Brooke and Elizabeth Catlett. Notable principals and teachers include Mary Jane Patterson, Richard T. Greener, Anna Julia Cooper, Christian Fleetwood, Edward C. Williams, Jesse Redmon…
Find out more »Winton Triangle History in Tuscon!
Marvin T. Jones presents photographs, maps and narrative of his community’s 275 year-old history of landowning mixed-race people in North Carolina’s Hertford County area. The written history of the Winton Triangle begin in 1584 when the English first learn about the area. The three main towns of the Triangle are Winton, Cofield and Ahoskie. The Winton Triangle’s story is that of a new people who cobbled success and identity despite colonization, wars, slavery and discrimination. Jones uses maps, documents and…
Find out more »Dunbar High School’s Classic Age – 1870 – 1957 film showing in Georgetown
The first public high school for African Americans, the Paul W. Lawrence High School in Washington, D.C. was known for the sterling education given to its students and for the successes they achieved in later life. Among its famous students are General Benjamin Davis, Sr., Nannie Helen Burroughs, Dr. Charles Drew, Charles Hamilton Houston, Senator Edward Brooke and Elizabeth Catlett. Notable principals and teachers include Mary Jane Patterson, Richard T. Greener, Anna Julia Cooper, Christian Fleetwood, Edward C. Williams, Jesse Redmon…
Find out more »PARTY! Sixth Annual Fundraiser for Chowan Discovery
We always have fun on this night - this time on the roof! Chowan Discovery Night, June 3, 6pm on Saturday - the Skybox at 5750 Bou Avenue in Rockville, MD. Bring family and friends! (Park in the shopping center lot behind 5750 Bou Avenue.)
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