In the 1880s, decades before the “Great Migration”, two Black families from Charlottesville, Virginia traveled thousands of miles west to start new lives in the Pacific Northwest. Generations later, descendants of these Black Pioneers are eager for their stories to be remembered and shared.
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Episode Contributors
Randi Flaherty is historian and researcher in the Special Collections at the UVA School of Law. Flaherty is an author and co-editor for a forthcoming book on the 200-year curricular history of UVA Law.
Ryan Anthony Donaldson is an information services manager, content strategist, archivist, and industry leader based in Seattle, Washington. He is an avid researcher and contributor to memorializing the Black Pioneers of Washington State.
Stephanie Johnson-Tolliver is President of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State where she lead sand oversees the largest public archive of memorabilia that documents the lives and legacies of African Americans throughout Washington State.
William Bell is a junior Marketing and Advertising Major at the University of North Texas.
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Resources | Further Reading
Black Heritage Society of Washington: https://www.bhswa.org/wordpress/
Black Past: https://www.blackpast.org/
The Historical Landscape of UVA’s North Grounds: https://landscape.law.virginia.edu/
Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA: https://www.descendantsuva.org/
Central Virginia Researchers: https://www.centralvirginiahistoryresearchers.org/
The Ivy Creek Foundation: https://ivycreekfoundation.org/