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DR-M077.1-DR-M077.2 Walking Along Gainsboro

FILES

Dublin Core

Title

DR-M077.1-DR-M077.2 Walking Along Gainsboro

Subject

Gainsboro; Harrison Avenue; Gainsboro Road; Gainsboro School; Mount Zion AME Church; Patton Avenue; 2nd Street; Henry Street; David Ramey.

Description

This story is about some of the different businesses and neighbors that lived on Gainsboro Road. The author ends the story with, "Just like Henry Street, all of this black negiborhood was taken also, in the name of progress". Included a postcard-sized copy of centre portion of DR-A164 with "Walking Along Gainsboro (1)-(2)" written on reverse.

Creator

David A. Ramey

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

N.D.

Contributor

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Copyright Status: Copyright is held by David A. Ramey, LLC. Conditions Governing Publication and Other Uses: All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted in writing to David A. Ramey, LLC. Contact repository manager for further information.

Relation

DR-A164

Identifier

DR-M077

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-M077.1-DR-M077.2 Walking Along Gainsboro,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 23, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-M077.