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ALBEMARLE, Virginia in the 1890s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. A Long Awaited Education
    date 1890map ALBEMARLE, Virginiatags African-Americans, Education, Race-Relations

    A sense of pride and accomplishment overwhelmed Benjamin Franklin Yancey towards the end of the 1890s. He had finally achieved a dream that he believed would change the lives of generations of young African Americans. Yancey had overcome the obstacles of racist sentiments and segregation that were a widespread aspect of life in Albemarle County, Virginia. Benjamin Franklin Yancey traveled...

  2. To Protect and Serve: Overlooked White Crimes
    date September 3, 1890map ALBEMARLE, Virginiatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Law, Race-Relations

    The black woman was badly injured. She had been close to death for several days and her family was stricken with feelings of uncertainty and anger. They wanted the police officer who had brutally beaten their loved one to be brought to justice, yet this seemed unlikely in Charlottesville, Virginia, a predominantly white city. The family maintained hope that they would finally see racial...