5Learn Some More About Black History
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Many Black Americans have lived in Virginia including Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, Black women’s rights activist Maggie L. Walker and presidential adviser and educator Booker T. Washington. There are landmarks, museums, historic sites, and hiking trails dedicated to Black history. There’s the Richmond Slave Trail, the Manchester Docks, and the famous First African Baptist Church. Take a driving tour through Northern Virginia’s Spotsylvania County to see such historic sites as the one-room Piney Branch School and the informative John J. Wright Educational & Cultural Center.
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