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By Dale E. MacAllister
Discover the amazing story of Harrisonburg’s beloved teacher, Lucy Simms. Born into slavery just a few years before the Civil War, in freedom Simms chose a path of public service, traveling across the state to earn her teaching credentials at Hampton Institute, and then returning to the Shenandoah Valley where she spent nearly six decades guiding generations of African American children in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia, area. Although the better part of a century has passed since her death, the accolades continue for this pioneering educator whose strength of character and leadership provide a powerful story that continues to resonate today.
