Sites on the Road to Freedom stretch from Alexandria to Abingdon and mark where slaves, soldiers, educators, politicians and others staged rebellions, fought for freedom, educated their children, were born
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.