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This image shows the areas of Hampton where most of the events of Forsaken taken place: C&O Railroad Station, Ida Belote's home at 809 Washington Street, Virginia Christian's home at 324 Wine Street, George W. Fields residence at 124 Wine Street,…

Virginia's public school system required racial segregation. In drawing up districts for Alexandria County (later Arlington County), the mapmaker drew what looks like a badly gerrymandered voting district with each dwelling designated as W ("white")…