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In the mid-20th century{{when}}, he sold a 17-acre tract of land on [[Rose Hill Drive]] to the City of Charlottesville for the construction of Jackson Burley School,<ref>"Jackson P. Burley School." African American Heritage. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 17 June 2009 <http://www.aaheritageva.org>.</ref> now known as [[Burley Middle School]]. <ref name="agenda">{{cite web|title=Honorary Street Name – Jackson P. Burley on Rose Hill Drive from Preston to Madison|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=19934|author=James Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref>
In the mid-20th century{{when}}, he sold a 17-acre tract of land on [[Rose Hill Drive]] to the City of Charlottesville for the construction of Jackson Burley School,<ref>"Jackson P. Burley School." African American Heritage. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 17 June 2009 <http://www.aaheritageva.org>.</ref> now known as [[Burley Middle School]]. <ref name="agenda">{{cite web|title=Honorary Street Name – Jackson P. Burley on Rose Hill Drive from Preston to Madison|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=19934|author=James Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref>


On September 6, 2011, Charlottesville granted the honorary street name "Jackson P. Burley" to the portion of Rose Hill Drive from [[Preston Avenue]] to [[Madison Avenue]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|documentid=20388|when=Sep 6 2011}}</ref>
On September 6, 2011, Charlottesville granted the honorary street name "Jackson P. Burley" to the portion of Rose Hill Drive from [[Preston Avenue]] to [[Madison Avenue]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|documentid=20388|when=Sep 6 2011}}</ref> <ref><ref>http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/558321/2011-09-06.pdf</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:10, 29 June 2020

Jackson P. Burley was an educator, church worker, and a member of the "Four Hundred Club" of prominent African-American businessmen[1].

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Biography

Burley was born in Stony Point in Albemarle County, educated at the Hampton Institute, and died on July 1, 1945.

Legacy

In the mid-20th century[when?], he sold a 17-acre tract of land on Rose Hill Drive to the City of Charlottesville for the construction of Jackson Burley School,[2] now known as Burley Middle School. [1]

On September 6, 2011, Charlottesville granted the honorary street name "Jackson P. Burley" to the portion of Rose Hill Drive from Preston Avenue to Madison Avenue.[3] Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Honorary Street Name – Jackson P. Burley on Rose Hill Drive from Preston to Madison, James Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, City of Charlottesville, retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. "Jackson P. Burley School." African American Heritage. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 17 June 2009 <http://www.aaheritageva.org>.
  3. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, Sep 6 2011.