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College of William and Mary

Antioch Piney Swamp Project records, 2024

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Research files and oral history collection about the history of the Antioch Baptist Church in Gloucester, Virginia. Oral histories will be accessioned at the item level.

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Antioch Piney Swamp Project records, 2024 140 Megabytes

Research files and oral history collection about the history of the Antioch Baptist Church in Gloucester, Virginia. Oral histories will be accessioned at the item level.

Carter-Shamai, Sam Oral History, 2024 592.3 Megabytes

Sam Carter-Shamai is a resident of Toronto and descendant of founding members of Antioch Baptist Church in Gloucester, VA. In this oral history, he recalls the lives of his family in Gloucester County before moving to Toronto. He describes his parents' and grandparents' struggles during the era of Jim Crow while living in the area, as well as his grandather's involvement as a local chair of a branch of the NAACP. He goes on to relay details regarding the foundation of Antioch Baptist Church, such as it being the result of a schism from the members of the nearby First Baptist Church. Additionally, he describes the conditions which led to his family relocating to Canada.

Crowell, Nathaniel Oral History, 2024 743.2 Megabytes

Nathaniel Crowell is a descendent of founding members of Antioch Baptist Church and current resident of New York City, NY. Crowell explains his relation to Piney Swamp community member, Florida Patterson, through his paternal grandmother's family, and relays information about her immediate family's lives in Piney Swamp. He relays information such as various family members' and community individuals' occupations, anecdotes about their day-to-day lives, and how many families eventually relocated to states such as New York and Pennsylvania.

Library of Virginia

Gloucester County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902

Gloucester County (Va.) Voter Register, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Gloucester County. The volume is divided by precincts: Glenns, Trevilians, Achilles, Bel Roi, Hayes Store, Sassafras, Gloucester Court House, Tabb's Store, Hickory Fork, Woods Cross Roads, and Hornets Nest, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

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Gloucester County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902

Gloucester County (Va.) Circuit Court

Gloucester County (Va.) Voter Register, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Gloucester County. The volume is divided by precincts: Glenns, Trevilians, Achilles, Bel Roi, Hayes Store, Sassafras, Gloucester Court House, Tabb's Store, Hickory Fork, Woods Cross Roads, and Hornets Nest, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

College of William and Mary

Rosenwald School Oral History Project, 2023/2024

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This oral history project accompanys and is used extensively for the "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America" exhibit, which will be on display in the Virginia Museum of History & Culture from May 2024 until April 2025. The exhibit and the oral history project examine the legacy of Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington co-creating schools in the American South to educate Black children otherwise exluded from the public school system due to segregation laws. The oral history project consists of interviews with former pupils of Rosenwald schools in Virginia.

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Randall, Marion Oral History, 2023

Marion Randall is a former pupil of the Bena Hayes School, a Rosenwald school. Marion Randall recalls her experiences attending the Bena Hayes (Rosenwald) school in Bena Virginia. The Rosenwald schools were funded by Julius Rosenwald and designed by Booker T. Washington. Together they created over 4900 schools across the south to aid in the education of Black people during segregation. Marion Randall discusses a typical day attending a Rosenwald school, her family background and the community response. She attended the Bena Hayes school but the school is not longer standing.

College of William and Mary

Thomas Calhoun Walker Autobiography

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Typed carbon copy autobiography of Lawyer Walker of Gloucester, entitled "Lawyer Walker of Gloucester (as told to two Northern friends)." There is a dedication page to Walker's wife. Carbon version used for the autobiography "The Honey-Pod Tree: The Life Story of Thomas Calhoun Walker," which was published in 1958. Includes a photograph and sheet music for "De Ole Sheep Done Know de Road." As a lawyer, he defended many African Americans in Gloucester County, Virginia, and eventually served as the Administrator and Consultant in Negro Affairs for the New Deal's Emergency Relief Administration in the 1930s. 350 pages.

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Thomas Calhoun Walker Autobiography .25 Linear Feet

Walker, Thomas Calhoun

Typed carbon copy autobiography of Lawyer Walker of Gloucester, entitled "Lawyer Walker of Gloucester (as told to two Northern friends)." There is a dedication page to Walker's wife. Carbon version used for the autobiography "The Honey-Pod Tree: The Life Story of Thomas Calhoun Walker," which was published in 1958. Includes a photograph and sheet music for "De Ole Sheep Done Know de Road." As a lawyer, he defended many African Americans in Gloucester County, Virginia, and eventually served as the Administrator and Consultant in Negro Affairs for the New Deal's Emergency Relief Administration in the 1930s. 350 pages.

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