Brent mentions in a recent post the Loudoun County Emancipation Association. An excellent history of that organization written by Elaine Thompson entitled_In the Watchfires: The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890-1971_ can be obtained from the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, VA. (see their website). It was a remarkable organization--it obtained its own festival grounds and had yearly activities which featured black military parades (US. cavalry troops). All during the heyday of the Lost Cause crusade--contrasting sets of memory, indeed. Jim Hershman To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html