Rosa Dixon-Bowser was a writer, educator, civic leader, and the first black teacher in Richmond, Virginia public school system. Bowser was born a slave in Amelia County, Virginia to Henry Dixon, a carpenter, and Augusta A. Hawkins, a domestic servant. The family moved to Richmond after being freed to start a new life. Her father […]
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