Faithe Norrell was a part of the first class of 17 students to desegregate J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School, which was renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in 2018.
Richmond academic and historian Carmen Foster, seen here in 2004, is a cousin of Alice Jackson and was mentored by her throughout her own life. Her father and three of her uncles all attended out-of-state universities under the Dovell Act.
Faithe Norrell, a cultural heritage specialist at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, attended Richmond Public Schools during segregation. She was a student at Albert Norrell Elementary School, which was named after her grandfather. Albert V. Norrell, who was born enslaved and began teaching at age 16, was an educator for over 60 years.
Much of the history of Black success has been left out of school curriculum and history books, says local historian and tour guide Gary Flowers, seen here in 2021.
Faithe Norrell was a part of the first class of 17 students to desegregate J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School, which was renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in 2018.
Faithe Norrell, a cultural heritage specialist at the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, attended Richmond Public Schools during segregation. She was a student at Albert Norrell Elementary School, which was named after her grandfather. Albert V. Norrell, who was born enslaved and began teaching at age 16, was an educator for over 60 years.
Much of the history of Black success has been left out of school curriculum and history books, says local historian and tour guide Gary Flowers, seen here in 2021.
Richmond academic and historian Carmen Foster, seen here in 2004, is a cousin of Alice Jackson and was mentored by her throughout her own life. Her father and three of her uncles all attended out-of-state universities under the Dovell Act.
