Check out the HBCU Digest Podcast. Author Wilma Jones discusses her latest book ‘My Halls Hill Family,’ and the value of HBCUs in the evolution of one black community in Northern Virginia.
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Arlington Public Schools: A 60th Anniversary Tribute
Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future
Join the Arlington community to hear the story of integration from the students who experienced it, including my brother, Michael G. Jones. The Arlington County Board Chair, Christian Dorsey will speak about “moving forward” after this recognition and where we go next as a community.
My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood books will be for sale from 6-6:30p prior to the program and again from 7:30-8p and books can be personally signed.
Hope to see you there!
Challenging Racism: Continued welcomes you to an evening of local history and stories with Wilma Jones, author of My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.
Part memoir, part historic chronicle, Jones’ multi-generational narrative, My Halls Hill Family, begins in the mid-1800s and sketches modern drama in an evocative, personal statement on segregation and life-long community ties.
The historic Hall’s Hill neighborhood is full of stories and history. You might have heard of the Hall’s Hill Wall, come learn more about the history and community behind it.
Hall’s Hill Stories
Challenging Racism: Continued
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
6:30 – 7:00 pm Gathering and Refreshments
7:00 – 8:30 pm Interview and Q&A
The discussion will be held in the historic Calloway United Methodist Church.