Lynchburg
Franklin County
Franklin County
Many Green Book locations in Lynchburg no longer exist, nor do known photographs exist of them. This includes the Douglas Hotel on Route 29, the home of Mrs. M. Thomas at 919 Polk Street, the Petersburg Hotel at 66 Ninth Street, and many black-owned businesses on Fifth Street, including Selma’s Hair Salon at 1002 Fifth Street, King’s Tave
Many Green Book locations in Lynchburg no longer exist, nor do known photographs exist of them. This includes the Douglas Hotel on Route 29, the home of Mrs. M. Thomas at 919 Polk Street, the Petersburg Hotel at 66 Ninth Street, and many black-owned businesses on Fifth Street, including Selma’s Hair Salon at 1002 Fifth Street, King’s Tavern at Fifth and Monroe Streets and the service station at 1016 Fifth Street.
Franklin County
Franklin County
Franklin County
Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864, consist of patrol appointments (1853-1862); proceedings of slaves requisitioned for public use (1863-1864); proceedings of free negroes requisitioned for public use (1864); free negro lists (1837-1838); free negro registrations (1860-1864); and indentures of free negroes (1861
Franklin County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1837-1864, consist of patrol appointments (1853-1862); proceedings of slaves requisitioned for public use (1863-1864); proceedings of free negroes requisitioned for public use (1864); free negro lists (1837-1838); free negro registrations (1860-1864); and indentures of free negroes (1861).
Slave patrol appointments give the names of persons appointed to patrol, the name or number of the district where they are to patrol, and the length of time required for the patrol (usually three months).
Salem
Franklin County
Salem
For much of its almost 150 years, the former slave cemetery now known as East Hill Cemetery North has been in the shadows.
Now three striking 11-foot-tall white crosses mark the entrance to the hillside cemetery behind the Salem Museum in Longwood Park. They are bathed in bright light at night and symbolically stand out against the darknes
For much of its almost 150 years, the former slave cemetery now known as East Hill Cemetery North has been in the shadows.
Now three striking 11-foot-tall white crosses mark the entrance to the hillside cemetery behind the Salem Museum in Longwood Park. They are bathed in bright light at night and symbolically stand out against the darkness and past years of divisiveness. The graveyard was at one time the only large space where blacks were allowed to be buried.
