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Lucasville - 1885 African American School Continues To Teach


Lucasville School
10516 Godwin Drive
Manassas 20110





The 1885 Lucasville school was closed in 1926, moved to a farm and used as a storage shed. This is how it appeared in 2007 before restoration was attempted and it was moved to its' present Godwin Road location. Less than 5% of the material could be reused - neglect and termite damage was too severe. Photo courtesy of the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division.
The Virginia General Assembly approved a statewide system of free public education for all citizens in 1870In 1883 the African American members of the Lucasville community petitioned the Manassas School Board to have an elementary school builtMeasuring 18 X 20 feet the one room schoolhouse was completed in 1885 as one of 12 "colored" schools in Prince William CountyThe interior panorama shows that the school is decorated as it would have been in the 1910-1912 periodAt the end of the Civil War the freed slaves had a strong desire to become literate and educated, recognizing education as the path to an improved political and independent future for them and their families. The front walls of the reconstructed school are covered with plaques detailing the history of the ... more

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