Salem School

Salem School (HMKQG)

Location: Red Oak, VA 23964 Charlotte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 46.167', W 78° 38.21'

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Red Oak, Virginia

— Charlotte County —

After the Civil War, in the Red Oak area of Charlotte County, many freed slaves were welcomed to worship at Antioch Baptist Church, a traditionally white church. The Antioch congregation helped raise money to build Salem Baptist Church in 1865, specifically for their African-American neighbors. Around 1900 the trustees of Salem Baptist Church deeded a half-acre of land to the Bacon District School Board for the purpose of building a schoolhouse for black students. A one-room school was erected, funded partly by the School Board, but also by the "league" of students' parents.

The need to improve rural black education was emphasized in a survey in 1921 for public schools in Virginia, and as a result, the original school building was abandoned and the present Salem School building was constructed on the site. The $4,500-facility consisted of three classrooms, in which grades one through seven were taught. There were also a cafeteria, an entrance hall and a cloakroom. The school was in operation until 1959, at which time the property reverted to the ownership of Salem Baptist Church. More recently, the church has deeded the property to the Salem School Preservation Committee, which operates it as a non-profit community center. Salem School was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1998 and is now used occasionally by Salem Church across the road for gatherings.
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HM NumberHMKQG
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker Number31
Placed ByCivil Rights in Education Heritage Trail?
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 5:08pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 710915 N 4071901
Decimal Degrees36.76945000, -78.63683333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 46.167', W 78° 38.21'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 46' 10.02" N, 78° 38' 12.60" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 808 Cargills Creek Rd, Red Oak VA 23964, US
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