Interactive map tells local African American history
PEC Photo/Hugh Kenny
Aysha Davis, Karen Hughes White, Angela Davidson and Christine Lewis First Baptist Church, founded in 1870 and rebuilt in 1899.
One of the photos from the story map. A lot of Fauquierâs history is well documented, but the African-American presence is often invisible within textbooks and other areas. Karen Hughes White, Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County president A new, interactive story map documents the African American experience in Fauquier County.
The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County and The Piedmont Environmental Council created the online map with PATH Foundation funding.