Community Block Party
Venue: Christiansburg Institute, Christiansburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly
Cost: Free

Description:
Christiansburg Institute presents a Community Block Party on Saturday, September 7, 2019.

All are invited to celebrate community and local black history! There will be free food including BBQ, music and family friendly games.

The Christiansburg Industrial Institute (CII) educated African American students in the New River Valley and Southwest Virginia for 100 years (1866-1966). In 1896, Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute, became adviser to CI. In 1909, Washington addressed almost 5,000 Christiansburg residents, both white and black. The Christiansburg Institute implemented a curriculum similar to those at Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes, continuing to grow throughout the early 20th century. The Institute expanded to property at 140 Scattergood Drive, where the 1927 Edgar A. Long Building, named for the principal of the Institute from 1906-1924, still stands. During the years of segregation in Southwest Virginia, Christiansburg Institute served the educational needs of African American students from up to fifteen counties at a time. Christiansburg Institute closed in 1966 when local public schools integrated.

Parking will be available on site.

Christiansburg Institute is located at 140 Scattergood Drive in Christiansburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/Lfd365G.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/christiansburginstitute or https://www.christiansburginstitute.com/.

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