Raymond L. Bell

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Raymond Lee Bell was the first African-American appointed to the Charlottesville School Board[1]. He was appointed in the mid 1960's.[2]


Biography

Bell's father moved to Charlottesville in 1917 and opened a funeral home. Bell was drafted into the armed forces in 1944 for service during World War II. At the time, he was attending what is now Hampton University. After the war, he finished his education at Boston University with a degree in 1952. Bell moved back to Charlottesville in 1953 to settle[3].

References

  1. "Modern Virginia Interviews." The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Virginia's History Since the Civil War. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. <http://www.vahistory.org/xslt/servlet/XSLTServlet?xml=/xml_docs/modernva/modernva_transcripts.xml&xsl=/xml_docs/modernva/interview_modernva.xsl&level=single&id=Hovey_Dabney>.
  2. Web. Interview of Ray Bell on December 22, 1980, Prepared by the Department of Community Planning Advisory Board and students of the University of Virginia, From Porch Swings to Patios: An Oral History of Charlottesville's Neighborhoods, retrieved February 7, 2012.
  3. "Modern Virginia Interviews." The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Virginia's History Since the Civil War. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. <http://www.vahistory.org/xslt/servlet/XSLTServlet?xml=/xml_docs/modernva/modernva_transcripts.xml&xsl=/xml_docs/modernva/interview_modernva.xsl&level=single&id=Raymond_Bell>.