The Gray Family - Arlington, VA
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N 38° 52.859 W 077° 04.372
18S E 320197 N 4305610
One of many historical markers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM14Y54
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2021
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The plaque says, "Selina Gray was born into slavery in December 1823, the daughter of Leonard and Sallie Norris. She learned to read and write as a personal maid for Mary Lee. In the same parlor where the Lees wed, Selina married Thornton Gray, an enslaved stable hand. Together, Selina and Thornton raised eight children-Emma, Annice, Florence, Sarah, Ada, Selina, John, and Harry-in one cramped space of the south slave quarters. After the Lees left Arlington, the Gray family cut through the walls to occupy this entire building until the US Government forced them from their home. Years later, Selena wort to Mary Lee that the family settled on a few acres in Alexandria."
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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