FRANKLIN CO., Va. – This weekend, a historic milestone is being honored in Franklin County. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is commemorating 160 years since his emancipation. The event ...

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...

Read full article: 160 years since Booker T. Washington’s emancipation honored in Franklin County this weekend This weekend, a historic milestone is being honored in Franklin County. The Booker T.

Booker T. Washington National Monument will be recognizing 160 years since emancipation with its Juneteenth celebration starting June 20. The three-day event will provide historical context and gospel ...

Virginia is considering a great idea: restoring the original name of the place where the arc of the moral universe bent toward emancipation. In 1619 as “Point Comfort,” that historic landscape saw the ...