Edwin B. Henderson II, grandson of the renowned local civil rights leader, will speak about the new biography he has written about his grandfather entitled The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson.  Henderson organized the first athletic league for Blacks, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale, organized basis, and […]

Join the Historical Society of Fairfax County for the society’s annual meeting and election on Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m. Meet at the front porch of the Freeman Store (131 Church St NE Vienna, VA). We will have our annual meeting, leadership election, and will end with a short tour of the 1897 Little Library (164 […]

Join Edwin Bancroft Henderson II for a presentation on the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation’s effort to create and develop the Tinner Hill Historic and Cultural District and other efforts to preserve the rich African American and Civil Rights legacy in the City of Falls Church. Presented in partnership with the Historical Society of Fairfax County, […]