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Booker T. Washington monument, Appomattox superintendent got hooked on history at young age

Jason Dunovant
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023 Updated Jul 13, 2024
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Jim Bailey is the new superintendent at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times

Booker T. Washington National Monument on Wednesday.

SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times

Sheep graze in a field at Booker T. Washington National Monument on Wednesday in Franklin County.

SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times

Jim Bailey, left, the new superintendent at Booker T. Washington National Monument, greets park guest Janis Erickson of Huddleston on Wednesday.

SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington was born an enslaved person on a Franklin County farm, but post emancipation became nationally known for his efforts at education and economic expansion for the Black community.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS , via The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress

Jim Bailey is the new superintendent at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times

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A lifelong love of history led Jim Bailey on the path of becoming a park ranger at some of nation’s most historic parks. It also led him to his newest position as the superintendent of Booker T. Washington National Monument.

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