Getachew, Wondwossen.
Lucy Simms was born a slave in 1855 or 9 and died in 1934. After graduating from Hampton Institute in 1874, she came to Harrisonburg, Va. to teach African American children in the segregated schools. She taught in Rockingham schools, mostly in Harrisonburg, for 56 years.
From the description of Lucy Simms oral history : background paper and transcripts / Wondwossen Getachew. 2000. (James Madison University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 46943081
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Getachew, Wondwossen. Lucy Simms oral history : background paper and transcripts / Wondwossen Getachew. | James Madison University Libraries |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Effinger Street School (Harrisonburg, Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harris, Carlotta, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Edgar, 1925-2003 | person |
| associatedWith | Lucy F. Simms School (Harrisonburg, Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rhodes, Elon, 1922-2006 | person |
| associatedWith | Simms, Lucy, 1855(9?)-1934 | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, Ellen, 1951- | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County (Va.) | |||
| Virginia--Harrisonburg | |||
| Virginia--Rockingham County | |||
| Harrisonburg (Va.) | |||
| Virginia--Harrisionburg |
| Subject |
|---|
| Slavery |
| African American churches |
| African American elementary schools |
| African American neighborhoods |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
| African American teachers |
| African American teachers and the community |
| Race relations |
| Segregation in education |
| Social change |
| Working class |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Related Descriptions
Search Elsewhere
Information
