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1898 Indictment Tossed For Man Lynched Over a Centuries-Old Lie
A Virginia court overturned the indictment of John Henry James, a Black man accused of raping a white woman in 1898.
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Former Va. African-American Schoolhouse Honored With Historic Marker
An old school for African-American children in Albemarle County, Va., is finally getting the recognition it deserves some 93 years after it was built, WHSV reports. According to the news station, on Saturday a historic marker was dedicated in honor of the St. John School, which was built in 1923 through money from the Julius…