Falls Church’s Black History: A Welcoming Community That Has Not Always Been So Welcoming
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Title
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Falls Church’s Black History: A Welcoming Community That Has Not Always Been So Welcoming
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Date Created
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2/15/2024
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Creator
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By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson II
Publisher: Falls Church Pulse
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Description
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Article by Ed Henderson II, grandson of E.B. Henderson, on the Black history of Falls Church and Tinner Hill. This article details the history of slow violence, displacement, and structural racism that plagued the Black community in Falls Church for decades, while also highlighting the work done by Tinner Hill, and Falls Church residents to resist attacks on their community.
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Research Themes
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Tinner Hill
Falls Church
CCPL
NAACP
Tinner Family
Henderson Family
Black Organizing
Segregation
Education
Displacement
Slow Violence
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Type
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Article
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Researcher Name
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Jacob Connelly
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Bibliographic Citation
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Henderson II, Edwin Bancroft. “Falls Church’s Black History: A Welcoming Community That Has Not Always Been So Welcoming.” Falls Church Pulse, February 15, 2024, sec. Analyses. https://fallschurchpulse.org/falls-churchs-black-history-henderson/.
