“He was scared to death about his first day at Clark Elementary School.”
“The neighborhood was like one big happy family.”
“People that was influencing my life, was the neighbors.”
Booker T. Washington Park (often, and historically, Washington Park) is a heavily used Charlottesville park.
It sits on land deeded to the city in 1926 by Paul Goodloe McIntire to be used as a public park and playground. His intention [citation needed] was that the park would be reserved for African-Americans whereas McIntire Park would be reserved for white citizens.
During the 2001 African-American Cultural Arts Festival, held annually in the park, the park was renamed and re-dedicated. Originally known as Washington Park, the park was renamed Booker T. Washington Park. Washington was a close friend of Charlottesville educator Benjamin Tonsler, whom he met while in college.