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Richard Stewart tells students from Cultural Roots Cooperative about the history of Pocahontas Island inside his Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP) May 09, 2021 - 6:02 AM
PETERSBURG, Va. - âItâs so nice to hear childrenâs voices in here again,â said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewartâs house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the islandâs history as the âoldest Black community in the United States.â It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the houseâs walls.
School co-op raises funds for Black history museum
SEAN JONES, The Progress-Index
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1of3Students from Cultural Roots, an education cooperative, gift $3,500 to Richard Stewart, who runs the Pocahontas Island Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP)Sean Jones/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Richard Stewart tells students from Cultural Roots Cooperative about the history of Pocahontas Island inside his Black History Museum on the island, on May 3, 2021, in Petersburg, Va. (Sean Jones/The Progress-Index via AP)Sean Jones/APShow MoreShow Less
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PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) “It’s so nice to hear children’s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Aberdeen charity receives £10,000 from China businessman Cancer support charity Maggie s Aberdeen has received a £10,000 donation from a China-based company chairman.
George Zhang, a joint venture partner of global engineering and consulting company Wood, visited the centre two years ago.
The gift will help make up for lost income from cancelled fundraising events and activities.
It will mainly be used to fund the daily running costs of the centre and their care services.
Head of fundraising Richard Stewart said: The fantastic donation has come following a visit to the centre by George Zhang, Chairman of Wood in China, with Wood colleagues in 2019.
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PETESRBURG – “It’s so nice to hear children s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island.
Stewart’s house doubles as a Black History Museum that chronicles the island’s history as a the “oldest Black community in the United States.” It was the home of free Blacks as early as the 1800s, achieving prosperity and esteem. About 700 historical pieces are packed within the house’s walls.
Children filed through hallways piled to the ceiling in artifacts and old news clippings showing the island’s past – old steel shackles, a replica slave ship and information on historical figures like Gabriel Prosser, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and John Rolfe.