Originally published by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Compiled by Jennifer R. Loux, Matthew Gottlieb, and James K. Hare. Foreword by Colita N. Fairfax.
“Organized by county and city and consisting of 128 pages and 40 photographs, the book opens with a Foreword by Dr. Colita Nichols Fairfax, a professor at Norfolk State University and chair of the VBHR. In her Foreword, Professor Fairfax speaks directly to the reason why these markers — and those yet to come through future community sponsors — are important:
“Generations of Americans of African descent have contributed to the physical and philosophical landscape of Virginia and the United States for 400 years, often at great personal peril, loss, and risk. Therefore, the documentation of the events, sacrifices, and personalities that chronicle this quadricentennial trek is an intrinsic task of any society that seeks to recognize both its triumphant and its painful past.”
The complete press release is at DHR Announces Publication of “A Guidebook to Virginia’s African American Historical Markers,” 3 April 2019.
Lauranett Lee. “Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia.” (25:11), Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 14 February 2008.
1st U.S. Colored Cavalry 