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The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) and the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) have joined to develop the African American Heritage in Virginia Program as an educational and economic resource for the Commonwealth to encourage tourism to African American heritage sites and organizations in Virginia. This portion of Ivy Creek Foundation's web site is funded in part by a grant from this program. |
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The Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia provides African American study programs, publications, historical information and related resources, including census data for 1870 and 1910. |
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The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society provides local historical information in the form of exhibits, a library, presentations to the community and Spirit Walks of Downtown Charlottesville. |
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Getting Word: The Monticello African American Oral History Project locates and records the oral histories of the descendants of Monticello's enslaved African American community. |
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Oakwood Cemetery, owned and maintained by the City of Charlottesville, is the resting place for many members of the community, including some Carr family members. |
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The UVA Library Special Collections Department has numerous rare and historical documents and images, including family documents of the Carr family and the famous collection of historical photographs of Charlottesville taken by Rufus Holsinger. |
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