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Growing up Black in the '50s and 60's in rural Virginia

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Gibson Family of Remington, VA. Land Acquisitions
The information below was acquired from the Fauquier County Library by Michael E. Brown Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9… Read more: Gibson Family of Remington, VA. Land Acquisitions
Back in the Day in Fauquier County, Virginia – 1978
The year was around 1978 and as you can already guess, “those were the good old days”. Everything was simpler then, everything was fun. We enjoyed being around friends and family. We… Read more: Back in the Day in Fauquier County, Virginia – 1978
The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me
Every time I hear that song by Teddy Pendergrass, “The Whole Town’s Laughing at Me”, it takes me back to 1975 and the weekend a Navy buddy invited me to go… Read more: The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me
Separate But Equal
Lewis Mountain Negro Picnic area had closed by the time our family started enjoying Skyline Drive. When we were growing up, our dad really enjoyed taking Sunday drives through the country. We’d… Read more: Separate But Equal
Thinking About Mama
Earlene Brown holding her daughter Marcia… It’s two o’clock on Sunday afternoon and I’m sitting in my living room watching an old Western on TV. I leaned back in my… Read more: Thinking About Mama

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