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Dedicated to the history, culture and heritage of the African-American citizens of Caroline County. African-American citizens of Caroline overcame slavery and other forms of prejudice to make many significant contributions to the County, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States of America. Pioneers in the fields of government, education, civil rights and religion include:
* Lorenzo Boxley and Luther Morris - First African-American Member of the Board of Supervisors
* Christine Tillman - First Female African-American Member of the Board of Supervisors
* Harvey Latney, Jr. - First African-American Commonwealth's attorney
* Luther Morris - First African-American Clerk of the Circuit Court
* Chester Sizer - First African-American Member of the School Board
* Stanley Jones - First African-American Superintendent of Schools
* Reverend R.W. Young, Reverend A.P. Young and the Caroline Baptist Sunday School Union who founded and built Union High School (which now serves as the Caroline County Community Services Center)
* Reverend L.L. Davis - First Principal of Caroline Training School (former Union High School)
* James Shelby Guss - First African-American Director of Instruction for the Virginia Education Association and First African-American to serve on the Board of Directors for the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
* Ed Ragland - First African-American State Director for the Farmer's Home Administration
* Mildred Loving, who along with her husband Richard, helped strike down laws prohibiting interracial marriage in the United States |