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West Virginia was created as a result of the American Civil War, with Western Virginians forming a new state after Virginia seceded from the Union.Despite the efforts of individuals like Booker T. Washington, West Virginia did not become a significant haven for slaves and free Blacks.
This is intended to be a complete list of the African American historic places in West Virginia. The locations and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
The West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC), [1] is the largest archival collection housing documents and manuscripts involving West Virginia and the surrounding central Appalachian region. [2] Because of name changes over the years, it is sometimes referred to as the "West Virginia Collection."
This exempted the 48 counties named in the statehood bill even though many of those counties were in active rebellion. Two more counties were added to West Virginia later in 1863, Jefferson and Berkeley. Slaves in Berkeley County were also exempted by the proclamation, but not those in Jefferson. Thus, 49 of West Virginia's 50 counties were ...
West Virginia Weekly / The W. Va. Weekly: 1933 [5] 1935 [5] Weekly [5] LCCN sn85059878; OCLC 12929891; Charleston: West Virginia Beacon Digest: 1957 [6] 2006 [2] Weekly [6] ISSN 1042-8100; LCCN sn85059870; OCLC 12926221; Only West Virginia African American newspaper in the 21st century. [2] Published by Stephen R. Starks. [6] Charleston: West ...
West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University: Academic Library: Monongalia County: The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to records that document the history and culture of West Virginia and Central Appalachia. [37] Museums of Oglebay Institute: Museums: Ohio County
May 3—The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia announced this year's West Virginia Historic Preservation Awards at its annual awards banquet held recently at the historic Senator's Mansion in ...
Pages in category "African-American history of West Virginia" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .