Interesting Links

 

Following are links to topics related to Freedmen's Village.

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands

http://www.iath.virginia.edu/vshadow2/HIUS403/freedmen/bureau.html

Contains original documents, including newspaper archives, from the time of the Freedmen's Village. Created by students at the University of Virginia.

The Freedmen's Bureau Online

http://freedmensbureau.com

Index of records related to Freedmen's Village, including marriage contracts, court cases, and records about murders and outrages. 

The Freedmen's Bureau, by W.E.B. DuBois

http://www.afroamhistory.about.com/library/bldubois_freedmens_bureau1.htm

An essay about the Freedmen's Bureau by the famous African American writer.

Slavery at Arlington

http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/petrik/s2002/cw2/students/jones/history/slavery.html

Details the history of Arlington House, including the slaves who lived and worked there. 

Black History at Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.mdw.army.mil/FS-A10.htm

Detailed history of African American issues at Arlington National Cemetary, including a brief history of the Freedmen's Village.

Arlington Historical Society - Arlington Estate

http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/snapshots/arlington_estate.asp

A history of the Custis-Lee family Arlington estate, and how it eventually became the site for the Freedmen's Village.

Lomax A.M.E Zion Church

http://www.lomaxamezion.org/

Official web site of the church originally founded at Freedmen's Village. Includes a history of the church.