A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

Item #169: Library, Manassas Industrial School

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Students in the library of the Manassas Industrial School during the 1950s. Jennie Dean, born a slave in Prince William County, founded the Manassas...

Item #166: Manassas Industrial School, circa 1940

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Jennie Dean, born a slave in Prince William County, founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth in 1894. Originally a private boarding...

Item #160: Cosmetology Class, Manassas Industrial School, 1950s

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Jennie Dean, born a slave in Prince William County, founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. The school, a private facility which...

Item #159: Cheerleaders, Manassas Industrial School

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Jennie Dean, born a slave in Prince William County, founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. The school, a private facility which...

Item #158: Carpentry class, Manassas Industrial School, circa 1961

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Jennie Dean, born a slave in Prince William County, founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. The school, a private facility which...

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