Black History Month – Emmanuel Voices

“I’m More Than What They Called Me”

Click below to read and view the full story by reporter and guest blogger, Rebecca Burnett. “I’m more that what they called me.”: Loudon woman traces her family tree to Oatlands Plantation. By 1860, Oatlands Plantation enslaved 133 people. Through research of her own, Loudoun County resident Ellen Thaxton has discovered several of her family…

Reparations: VTS, Slavery & the Jim Crow Era

Click below to read and view the full story by reporter and guest blogger, Rebecca Burnett. “Virginia Theological Seminary identifies 5 enslaved people in reparations research.” In 2019, the Virginia Theological Seminary pledged reparations to the descendants of slaves who built buildings on campus and worked on the grounds. VTS has since launched a research…

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“I’m More Than What They Called Me”

Reparations: VTS, Slavery & the Jim Crow Era

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