Program Type:
Community & CultureAge Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)Program Description
Event Details
Join Edwin Bancroft Henderson II for a presentation on the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation's effort to create and develop the Tinner Hill Historic and Cultural District and other efforts to preserve the rich African American and Civil Rights legacy in the City of Falls Church.
Presented in partnership with the Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Edwin Bancroft Henderson II is the founding president and director of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, whose mission it is to research, preserve and celebrate the African American and civil rights history of Falls Church, Fairfax County, and Northern Virginia. He received the NAACP’s African American History Preservation Award and was named a National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholar. He is a Life Member of the NAACP and a member of the Historical Society of Washington. He has served on the Falls Church Historical Commission since 1995. Henderson was an educator for 25 years and is the namesake of Dr. E. B. Henderson.
This Program Made Possible Through MRSPL Foundation Support!
This program is possible through the generous financial support of the MRSPL Foundation. To learn more about the Foundation, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing library materials, services, programs, and equipment, please visit mrsplfoundation.org!