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J. R. Clifford
J. R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor and writer, school teacher, and principal. He was a Civil War veteran, grandfather, as well as a civil rights pioneer and founding member of the Niagara Movement (forerunner to the NAACP). Despite boundaries derived from racial discrimination, Clifford's accomplishments were great, reflecting his ability and determination. Biography John Robert ("J. R.") Clifford was born September 13, 1848 in the small town of Williamsport, in what was then Hardy County, Virginia (now in Grant County), near present-day Moorefield. Clifford's parents Isaac and Mary Clifford and grandparents were "free blacks," who had lived in that region of Virginia for several generations. There were no schools for colored children in the area. Clifford's parents sent him to Chicago to attend school, sometime in the early 1860s to be educated by J. J. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Moorefield, West Virginia
Moorefield is a town and the county seat of Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the confluence of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Moorefield was originally chartered in 1777; it was named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. The population was 2,527 at the 2020 census. History Moorefield is situated in the South Branch Valley along the South Branch of the Potomac River. Native Americans populated this area for thousands of years. For centuries, they farmed along the river and hunted in the surrounding mountains. The historic Shawnee people, who spoke a Central Algonquian language in the same family as other tribes in their region, occupied this area when Anglo-European settlers began arriving in the early 18th century, attracted by the fertile land. This early settlement was centered on the community of Old Fields, referring to former Native American lands. This is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Williams
Caroline "Carrie" M. Williams (Birth name, née Edwards) (c. 1866January 22, 1930) was an African American educator in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Williams fought and won a significant 1898 civil rights case, ''Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District'', which upheld West Virginia's law requiring equal Academic term, school terms, and established equal pay for teachers regardless of their race. Early life Edwards was born in Chillicothe, Ohio circa 1866, the daughter of Jacob and Rachel Edwards. Edwards taught as a schoolteacher in Ohio before relocating to West Virginia, where she continued teaching. On November 20, 1889, she married Abraham L. Williams, a coal miner, in Thomas, West Virginia, Thomas in Tucker County, West Virginia. Williams and her husband had nine children: May, Nevada, Robert, Russell, Irving, Ethel, Josephine, Juanita, and Wendell Phillips. ''Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District'' Employment at Coketon Colored School In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
