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New statue unveiled at Frederick Douglass High School
Lovettsville artist captures essence of struggle for equality in education
Lovettsville artist Scott Hall has unveiled a new sculpture he created, called Upward Struggle, which stands in front of the former Frederick Douglass High School. It depicts two students, a senior and a sophomore, ascending a steep hill to reflect the struggle that Black students faced gaining access to education in Loudoun County before school integration.
The monument is part of an ongoing initiative to preserve the history of the former high school at 407 E. Market Street. Built in 1941, when Loudoun County schools were still segregated, it was Loudoun County’s first and only Black high school. It remained that way until 1968, when Virginia schools were integrated.
Hall also created the Stanley Caulkins life size bronze statue sitting on a bench at 11 S. King Street in downtown Leesburg, the location of the former jewelry store shop Caulkins owned for 61 years, which is now the home of Be Beauty and Black Hoof Brewery. The Caulkins sculpture was dedicated in September 2019.
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The community is invited to celebrate the legacy of Douglass High School on Oct. 5, at the first Douglass Legacy Day. The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Videos related to Hall's creation of the Frederick Douglass School sculpture:
