What do you know about Lucyville, Virginia? It started in the 1800s and was led by Rev. R. Turner Coleman, born into slavery and then freed in 1860. Lucyville had a post office, a hotel, a bank and several other stores that popped up on their 1,000 acres of land. Stay tuned for the full episode of Hidden History with Brian Bullock on VPM's History YouTube channel Friday, August 30 at 1 p.m.
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