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'''Booker Reaves''', principal of Jefferson Elementary during segregation.<REF>https://www.c-ville.com/bridge-builders-charlottesvilles-unsung-heroes/</REF> CHS's ''Booker Reaves Media Center'' named in his honor.
'''Booker T. Reaves, Sr.''' (1915-1996) was raised in the [[Ridge Street neighborhood]], was a pioneering black educator in Charlottesville and was the principal of the [[Jefferson School]] before and during integration in the 1950s.<REF>https://www.c-ville.com/bridge-builders-charlottesvilles-unsung-heroes/</REF> <ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/transcripts/reaves.html</ref>
 
''Booker Reaves Media Center'' at CHS is named in his honor.
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A native of Charlottesville, Reaves went through the [[Jefferson School]], on to Hampton Institute and Howard University, and then back to Charlottesville to teach at [[Jefferson School]] in [[1939]], becoming Assistant Principal in [[1947]]. From [[1951]] through [[1955]] Reaves earned an advanced degree from the School of Education at the University of Virginia, the first black to graduate from the University's graduate school.  
A native of Charlottesville, Reaves went through the [[Jefferson School]], on to Hampton Institute and Howard University, and then back to Charlottesville to teach at [[Jefferson School]] in [[1939]], becoming Assistant Principal in [[1947]]. From [[1951]] through [[1955]] Reaves earned an advanced degree from the School of Education at the University of Virginia, the first black to graduate from the University's graduate school.  


In an interview on November 7, 1980, for the '''From Porch Swings to Patios: Oral History Project'', Reaves describes Charlottesville's school system and the NAACP's legal battle to integrate schools in Charlottesville as well as the Massive Resistance movement against integration. Reaves tells two "myths" behind the [[Vinegar Hill]] name, and names several black neighborhoods in the Vinegar Hill area, also in cases providing the name's origin. He lists some black busineses, churches, social organizations, fraternities and sororities prominent in Vinegar Hill. Reaves comments on the apparent harmony among Vinegar Hill residents despite differences in weath and homeowning versus renting status. He concludes that "the segregated days were not all bad days" in terms of community cohesion, and that the Vinegar Hill project was a good thing black people in terms of standards of living.<ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/orals/breaves_porch.html From Porch Swings to Patios: An Oral History of Charlottesville's Neighborhoods Prepared by the Department of Community Planning Advisory Board and students of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1982 - 1984.</ref>
In an interview on November 7, 1980, for the '''From Porch Swings to Patios: Oral History Project'', Booker Reaves describes Charlottesville's school system and the NAACP's legal battle to integrate schools in Charlottesville as well as the Massive Resistance movement against integration. Reaves tells two "myths" behind the [[Vinegar Hill]] name, and names several black neighborhoods in the Vinegar Hill area, also in cases providing the name's origin. He lists some black busineses, churches, social organizations, fraternities and sororities prominent in Vinegar Hill. Reaves comments on the apparent harmony among Vinegar Hill residents despite differences in weath and homeowning versus renting status. He concludes that "the segregated days were not all bad days" in terms of community cohesion, and that the Vinegar Hill project was a good thing black people in terms of standards of living.<ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/orals/breaves_porch.html From Porch Swings to Patios: An Oral History of Charlottesville's Neighborhoods Prepared by the Department of Community Planning Advisory Board and students of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1982 - 1984.</ref>
 
Booker T. Reaves, Sr. died on February 27, 1996 and is buried in [[Oakwood Cemetery]].<ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/perl_scripts/search_funeral.cgi?start_page=0&last=Reaves</ref>
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Revision as of 23:52, 4 July 2020

Booker T. Reaves, Sr. (1915-1996) was raised in the Ridge Street neighborhood, was a pioneering black educator in Charlottesville and was the principal of the Jefferson School before and during integration in the 1950s.[1] [2]

Booker Reaves Media Center at CHS is named in his honor.

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A native of Charlottesville, Reaves went through the Jefferson School, on to Hampton Institute and Howard University, and then back to Charlottesville to teach at Jefferson School in 1939, becoming Assistant Principal in 1947. From 1951 through 1955 Reaves earned an advanced degree from the School of Education at the University of Virginia, the first black to graduate from the University's graduate school.

In an interview on November 7, 1980, for the 'From Porch Swings to Patios: Oral History Project, Booker Reaves describes Charlottesville's school system and the NAACP's legal battle to integrate schools in Charlottesville as well as the Massive Resistance movement against integration. Reaves tells two "myths" behind the Vinegar Hill name, and names several black neighborhoods in the Vinegar Hill area, also in cases providing the name's origin. He lists some black busineses, churches, social organizations, fraternities and sororities prominent in Vinegar Hill. Reaves comments on the apparent harmony among Vinegar Hill residents despite differences in weath and homeowning versus renting status. He concludes that "the segregated days were not all bad days" in terms of community cohesion, and that the Vinegar Hill project was a good thing black people in terms of standards of living.[3]

Booker T. Reaves, Sr. died on February 27, 1996 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. https://www.c-ville.com/bridge-builders-charlottesvilles-unsung-heroes/
  2. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/transcripts/reaves.html
  3. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/orals/breaves_porch.html From Porch Swings to Patios: An Oral History of Charlottesville's Neighborhoods Prepared by the Department of Community Planning Advisory Board and students of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1982 - 1984.
  4. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/afam/raceandplace/perl_scripts/search_funeral.cgi?start_page=0&last=Reaves

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