Beth Erikson and Angela Stokes talk about the educational programs offered through Journey Through Hallowed Ground.

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The Journey Through Hallowed Ground office in Waterford.

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Waterford's Second Street School, formerly known as Colored School A, Jefferson District.

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Katherine Radcliffe, of the Waterford Foundation, discusses the history of Waterford's one-room schoolhouse.

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A sample of one of the lessons that might have been taught at the one-room schoolhouse in Waterford.

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Today, students use these books and desks to better understand the experience of those who attended the school formerly known as Colored School A, Jefferson District.

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Reward ads for escaped slaves, displayed in Fauquier's Afro-American Historical Association.

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Karen White, president of the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier, guides tour-goers through the association's museum.

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The slave cage at Fauquier's Afro-American Historical Association, donated by an antique dealer in New York.

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