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“Colored” Teachers of Loudoun
County – A Photo Album
By Larry Roeder, MS
1/18/2016
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Version Two
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About the Album
• The following photographs are of teachers in Loudoun County identified as Negro or Colored by the Loudoun
County Public Schools (LCPS). None of the pictures are dated; but all were taken in the 20th century during the
period of segregation.
• To locate the original files, go to the Records Office of the Round Hill Center of LCPS in Round Hill Virginia. Find
a box marked “personnel.” It is 16” long and contains newspaper clippings, as well Teacher Record cards for
white and “colored” or “negro” teachers. The cards show where a teacher instructed and when, as well as
important biographical information.
• Some information is of a sensitive nature and is not provided to the general public, in the interests of privacy.
• The box does not contain cards on every teacher who ever taught in Loudoun; many have been lost. These files
are from an abandoned cache discovered in the old Loudoun Training Center.
• The album, which is draft One, provides only a summary of information from the cards. A complete record for
“colored” teachers is being compiled with these and other files as part of a database those hopes to eventually
show all African-Americans who ever studied or instructed in Loudoun and in which schools between the end of
the Civil War and 1965.
• Basic fields of data come from the Loudoun County Teacher Records Cards. When possible, I’ve also added
additional information. As an example, see Norman Clezester Camp, III.
• Please let us know if you have any information on these teachers or any other teacher who worked in “colored”
schools during the days of segregation.
Larry Roeder, MS
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George E. Barrett, Jr.
Permanent Address: Leesburg
Born: October 21, 1924
Education: B.S., Bluefield State College
Instructed: Douglass High School 1949-1956.
Subjects: Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physical Education and Guidance.
Status:
Married
Church:
Methodist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 7
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Robert Bass
Permanent Address: Washington, DC
Born: Jan 11, 1930
Education: Graduated from Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 1951.
Instructed: Douglass High School, 1954-55.
Subjects: Music and English
Status:
Single
Church:
Church of Christ
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 2
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Catherine Bell
Permanent Address: Petersburg
Born: January 4, 1928
Education: B.S., Virginia State College
Instructed: Douglass High School 1949-1953.
Subjects: Library Science, English, Civics, Physical Education
Status:
Single
Church:
Methodist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 4
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Martha Branche
Permanent Address: Washington, DC
Born:
May 31, 1911
Education: Dunbar High School and Minor Teachers College, Washington, DC,
holding a total of 166 college credit hours.
Instructed: Bluemont, 1931/32.
Subjects: Grades 1-7. Could sing and was qualified to couch baseball.
Status:
Single
Church:
Baptist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 1
Minor is now part of Howard Univeristy, first opening as a school for Colored Girls
in 1851 by Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), while slavery was still legal in the
District. The only school in D.C. to provide education beyond the primary level to
African-American students, the curriculum included history, philosophy,
geography, literature, and astronomy, as well as classes in domestic skills, hygiene,
and a science curriculum built around the close observation of nature. Each
student was assigned her own garden plot to tend, and Miner instituted a series of
lectures by "professional and literary gentlemen.” Source:
www.wdchumanities.org/bigreadexhibit/exhibits/show/.../ward-1/miner
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Note: Spelling of last name
may be off, due to trouble
reading handwritten records.
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Norman Clezester Camp, III
Permanent Address: Raleigh, North Carolina
Born: December 23, 1933
Education: Shaw Univ.
Instructed: Douglass High School 56-1961
Subjects:
Science, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Biology,
General Science.
Status:
Married to Betty Stancil Camp who taught
English at Douglass High.
Church:
Methodist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date in Loudoun: 5
As of Jan 18, 2016, Dr. Camp is still a native of Raleigh, where he retired with his wife. Dr. Camp was a delightful man to talk to,
with a fascinating history. Unlike most of the faculty, he and his wife lived directly across the street from Douglass. Most of the
others commuted from Washington, DC and Arlington. Though his service was during segregation, Dr. Camp was treated well, due
to his science background. Then came Sputnik and the race to space. Dr. Camp and his wife obtained NSF grants and went to
Tempe Arizona. On his way to Tempe, the family (now numbering a son born in Leesburg) needed lodging in St. Louis; but they
couldn’t find a hotel that would accept African-Americans, so had to sleep in a tent with fruit picker migrants. Eventually, they did
find a set of cabins that would accept them, only because the owner had allowed Mexicans in. Dr. Camp has agreed to help our
project, which is a lucky break, given his distinguished career with postings like Vice President of Denmark Technical College. For a
list of Dr. Camp’s many degrees and accomplishments, see
http://rwacshawu.org/images/PhotoGallery/HOFH/slides/Dr%20Norman%20Camp.html
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Alene Coleman Cole
Permanent Address: Martinsburg, West Virginia
Born:
May 3, 1932
Education: BS, Winston Salem College.
Instructed: Banneker, 1956-1959 (Grades 5 and 6), Douglass
Elementary, 1960-.62 (3-5)
Subjects: All topics. Could teach music.
Status:
Single
Church:
Baptist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 3
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Paul Jerome Comegys
Permanent Address: Camden, New Jersey
Born:
Nov 20, 1934
Education: Shaw University and East Carolina University
Instructed: Douglass High School (1958-60).
Subjects: Physical Education, Coach, Drivers Education. His
major was Physical Education
Status:
Married
Church:
Methodist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 2
LCPS Photo
Obit Photo
Died January 30, 2014 at the Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, North Carolina. He was an educator
for over 50 years serving as a teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, Coach and Athletic Director. He was a
member of Cedar Grove A.M.E. Zion Church and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Source: http://www.morganfuneralhome.net/obituaries/2014/pcomegys.html
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Helen L. Cox
Permanent Address: Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Born:
April 2, 1934
Education: Attended Storer College, graduate of Shepherd College, 1956.
Instructed: Carver (1956-complete years)
Subjects: Grades 5-7. Could teach music.
Status:
Find out
Church:
Baptist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 2 (need to check. May have
done more years)
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Etheel R. Field (Mrs. Christie)
Permanent Address: Callaville, Virginia. Lived in Middleburg while teaching.
Born:
Nov 30, 1921
Education: Graduate St. Paul High School (1938), 2 years Graduate St. Paul
Normal and Industrial Institute in 1942.
Instructed: Watson (1942-44) (Negro Mountain), St. Louis (1944/45), Grades
1-7)
Subjects: Physical Education, Coach, Drivers Education. Certified to couch
baseball.
Status:
Check
Church:
Baptist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 3
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Edith O. Harris
Permanent Address: Lynchburg
Born:
Oct 30, 1905
Education: Sewickly High School, University of Pittsburgh, Va State College with
a total of college 34.5 credits.
Instructed: Leesburg. 1930-1941
Subjects: High School Subjects, though not identified until 1939/40 when she
instructed French, English and Math. Could sing and play the piano.
Status:
Single
Church:
Baptist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 15. Already had four years
experience before coming to Loudoun.
Additional Information
Ms. Harris died Feb 3, 1989 in Norfolk, Va. At the time, she was a retired social
worker and considered a native of Pittsburgh who had retired from the city of
New York after 27 years. She had also been an instructor in Leesburg for 15
years, as well as Cumberland. Burial was in Roosevelt Memorial Park in Norfolk,
Va. In addition to public education, Harris was also the first chairman of the
Board of Christian Education at Convent Ave. Baptist Church in NY. While in
school, she had majored in Christian education and welfare work. Sources: New
Journal and Guide, Jan 16, 1965, and The Virginian Pilot and Ledger Star, February
5, 1989.
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Lola Herrod Jackson
Permanent Address: Washington, DC
Born:
July 31, 1902
Education: Philander South College, Arkansas (1925), Graduated from
Elizabeth City, N.C. Normal (1931). Gained 105 quarter college hours.
Instructed: Ashburn (1932-1957). Could also sing and couch basketball.
Subjects: Grades 1-7
Status:
Married
Church:
Congregational
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 40. (she began in Loudoun
with 4 years prior experience)
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Pamela Jackson
Permanent Address: Washington, DC
Born:
March 27, 1906
Education: Graduated from Dunbar High School and Howard University.
Instructed: Rock Hill, 1930-31
Subjects: Grades 1-7 at Rock Hill, 1930-31.
Status:
Single
Church:
UNK
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 1
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Bernice Sewell (Carroll) (Mrs. H.G.)
Permanent Address: Washington, DC
Born:
May 16, 1927
Education: BS (1948) Virginia State College.
Instructed: Douglass High School (1949 -1959).
Subjects: Math, Reading, Guidance, English and had musical ability.
Status:
Married
Church:
Methodist
Years of Teaching Experience as of last date: 11. She had one year of
experience before joining Loudoun.
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