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WESTWOOD COMMUNITY MARKER

 

In 2019, the Department of Historic Resources installed the Historic Westwood Community marker, highlighting the achievements of Daisy Jane Cooper. “…A student (Daisy Jane Cooper) from Westwood became the first African American to attend Westhampton Junior High (in 1961) and Thomas Jefferson High (in 1962) after court decision in Warden v. Richmond School Board.”

Photo: Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 17, 2022.

Inscription:

Formerly enslaved African Americans established Westwood Village here after the Civil War. Residents built houses, a church, a school, and businesses, forming a vibrant, self-sustaining community with many social and cultural organizations. The City of Richmond annexed Westwood from Henrico County in 1942. In the mid-1940s, residents resisted several attempts by the city to demolish the community and replace it with a park. Residents also combated segregation in Richmond's public schools. A student from Westwood became the first African American to attend Westhampton Junior High (in 1961) and Thomas Jefferson High (in 1962) after a federal court decision in Warden v. Richmond School Board.

Erected:

2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA 121.)

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Photo: Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 17, 2022.

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