Segregated School Districts, Jefferson Township School Census Map

11_0080_001 Segregated districts Plat.JPG

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Title

Segregated School Districts, Jefferson Township School Census Map

Subject

African Americans, education, race relations

Description

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") or C ("colored"). Jefferson Township was located near what is now Crystal City and the 14th Street Bridge connecting Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Source

Alexandria County Superintendent of Schools Records, 1851-1920, Alexandria/Arlington County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.

Date

1870

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Relation

Finding Aid to Alexandria County Superintendent of Schools Records.

Format

JPG

Type

Manuscript drawing

Identifier

11_0080_001 Segregated districts Plat

Coverage

Alexandria, Virginia