Halls Hill History Walk

Join WalkArlington as we explore and learn about Halls Hill, a historically African American neighborhood in Arlington known for its strong sense of community.

The walk will begin at the Segregation Wall at 17th and N. Culpepper Sts., at 10 a.m., where we will hear from Halls Hill resident Wilma Jones, president of the John M. Langston Citizens Association and author of My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.

After visiting the Segregation Wall, we will head to the Langston-Brown Community Center, 2121 N. Culpepper Street, to visit the remaining six stops on the walk. These can be visited in whatever order you wish. Each stop will be hosted by a local subject matter expert, who will share the story and significance of that stop and answer questions. Plan to spend approximately 15 minutes at each stop, allowing five minutes to walk between them (except for the Segregation Wall stop, where we are allowing 15 minutes to travel to the area for the remainder of the stops).

Segregation Wall Stop: 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Session 1: 10:30-10:50 a.m.

Session 2: 10:55-11:10 a.m.

Session 3: 11:15-11:30 a.m.

Session 4: 11:35 a.m.-11:50 p.m.

Session 5: 11:55-12:10 p.m.

Session 6: 12:15-12:30 p.m.

Walk stops and subject matter experts include:

1. Calloway United Methodist Church (5000 Langston Blvd.) Saundra Green, lifelong Halls Hill resident, community leader, John M. Langston Citizens Association executive board member, and Chair of the Calloway Church History Department

2. Fire Station 8 (4845 Langston Blvd.) Marguarite Reed–Gooden, daughter of Captain Hartman Reed, one of the three first paid Black firefighters at Fire Station 8, and a previous vice president of the John M. Langston Citizens Association

3. Langston School/Langston-Brown Community Center (2121 N. Culpepper St.) Michael Jones, Langston School former student and one of the four students who desegregated Virginia public schools in 1959

4. Mount Salvation Baptist Church (1961 N. Culpepper St.) Scott Taylor, Member of Mt. Salvation and President of the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington

5. Welcoming Area to Halls Hill/High View Park (Intersection of Langston Blvd. and Cameron St.) Peggy Jones, treasurer of the John M. Langston Citizens Association

6. Mr. Moore’s Barbershop (4807 Langston Blvd.) Tanya Graham, Former President of the John M. Langston Citizens Association, and the volunteer lead of the Historic Preservation Committee

Afterwards, we will gather at Calloway United Methodist Church for beverages and light refreshments.

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