Groundbreaking ceremony commemorates Brown Grove School-The Brown Grove School Memorial Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 26 for a new memorial across from Brown Grove Baptist Church in Ashland. The memorial honors the historic Brown Grove School, a two-room schoolhouse built in 1925 that educated African American children in grades 1–7 until it was destroyed by fire in 1942. The school served as a center of learning, pride, and resilience for the Brown Grove community. Attendees hold hands during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Brown Grove School Memorial,
designed in part by civil engineer Fyiad Constantine to symbolize the original two-room schoolhouse.(Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
