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'''Jackson P. Burley''' was an educator, church worker, and a member of the "[[Four Hundred Club]]" of prominent African-American businessmen<ref name="agenda" />. | |||
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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. | |||
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City | 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> | |||
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Revision as of 12:06, 22 January 2012
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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Jackson P. Burley School." African American Heritage. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. 17 June 2009 <http://www.aaheritageva.org>.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, Sep 6 2011.