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Restoring historic Chesapeake school house for Black students

Construction crews have spent the last 4 months restoring the old Cornland schoolhouse. It was originally built in 1902 for African American students.

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120-year-old historic Black school in Chesapeake to be restored next spring

In 1902, a small school was built by the hands of free and former slaves using materials from the dismal swamp

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Chesapeake officials break ground on historic Cornland School

Located off Highway 17 near the Great Dismal Swamp, freed slaves built the school in 1903 to teach Black children in what was then Norfolk County.

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Arresting children under 7 is banned in Florida A family wants to raise it to 14

There's a continued push to raise the minimum arrest age, nearly four years after a 6-year-old was detained for throwing a temper tantrum.

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Australian art icon to be featured at Geelong Gallery

Australian art icon to be featured at Geelong Gallery
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