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Taken from Wikipedia: Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School was established by an act of the state legislature in 1907 and opened in 1909 as the first juvenile detention facility in North Carolina. Due to the school's pioneering status and the quality of several of its early buildings, the Stonewall Jackson Training School Historic District has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Established to provide a place for troubled youths separate from adult prisoners, it was considered a progressive institution in its day. Its founding was the result of twenty years of organizing by women's groups in North Carolina, lobbying for construction of a reformatory for boys as part of prison reform. Boys were generally incarcerated for relatively minor scrapes with the law, including school truancy.
In 1948 as part of continuing statewide efforts to limit "feeblemindedness" and improve the population, the Stonewall Jackson Training School was the site of sterilization by vasectomy of six teenage white males, in operations authorized by the state Eugenics Board (a shameful and often hidden part of American history).
At its peak the facility held about 500 youths. At times there were inhumane conditions in which youths were attacked and raped by other inmates. Prison activist Russell Smith stated he suffered such attacks there when imprisoned in the 1960s from age 13-15. As an adult (and after time in state and federal prisons), Smith became an activist against prison violence, founding both the "National Gay Prisoner Coalition" (NGPC) and in 1980 People Organized to Stop Rape of Imprisoned Persons (POSRIP).
In the 1970s, ideas about treating youths changed, and they were seldom incarcerated for offenses as minor as delinquency. The state reduced the population at the facility. Now called the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Facility, it is used for serious offenders involved in drug abuse and weapons-related charges. About 150 young men are generally held here. Sixty acres of the facility are enclosed by a 15-foot-high fence.
In 1999, a fifteen-year battle between the school’s administrators and history buffs over several of the institution’s buildings ended. School administrators agreed to help preserve some of the oldest campus buildings if allowed to demolish other derelict buildings on the property.
This picture shows the Daughters Dorm awaiting funds for restoration. A creepy place.
The Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center is a juvenile correctional facility of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention located in unincorporated Cabarrus County, North Carolina, near Concord.
A statue of a member of Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson's II Corps stands at the top of the Monument to the Unknown and Unrecorded Dead. The statue, made of Italian marble, is atop a base of Richmond granite. The 49-foot-high monument stands on a mound over the common grave of 829 Confederate soldiers. The monument was designed by sculptor Thomas Delahunty of Philadelphia. Dedicated in October 1866, Stonewall Cemetery holds the remains of the 2,494 Confederate soldiers brought together from battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley. (See account of 1879 dedication ceremony for the monument here: bit.ly/SxlMbJ)
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Lieutenant General "Stonewall" Jackson's full name was Thomas Jonathan Jackson. Jackson was given the nickname for bravery at the first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), "standing like a stone wall." General Jackson was instrumental in the Confederate victories at Second Manassas, Antietem, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. Jackson died at age 39, as a result of "friendly fire" at Chancellorsville in 1863, after some of his own men mistook him in the darkness and shot him. His monument was unveiled on Oct. 11, 1919 sitting at the corner of Monument Avenue and the Boulevard. His statue faces North with Jackson sitting on his horse holding his reigns in his left hand and his hat in his right
Monument Avenue is one of the main thoroughfares in Richmond, Virginia. I got this shot while enroute
to Richmond's Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with my flickr contact John H. Bowman on April 21, 2012. This monument to the Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson is one of several along the avenue that honors people prominent in Virginia history.
Considered the most talented Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee, Jackson (Jan. 21, 1824 - May 10, 1863) was wounded by friendly fire in the battle of Chancellorsville and died eight days later of pneumonia at Guinea Station, south of Fredericksburg.
Stonewall Jackson Training School in Concord NC is a sad place. A place where young boys were mistreated. A place that is abandoned and falling apart. Yet a place that is full of questions and intrigue and amazing photo opportunities. You never know what is lurking in the shadows, behind the doors or in the reflections in the window panes.
Trust No-one! I find this every once & awhile in abandoned houses, but this is the 1st time in an abandoned, state controlled facility. Paper work with names, addresses & ss#'s. They're dated 1976, but it's still fodder for people who like to steal identities. Sham on NC, sloppy work.
********IN AN EFFORT TO SANITIZE HISTORY, THIS AND THE OTHER STATUES ALONG MONUMENT AVENUE HAVE BEEN REMOVED*********
Lieutenant General "Stonewall" Jackson's full name was Thomas Jonathan Jackson. Jackson was given the nickname for bravery at the first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), "standing like a stone wall." General Jackson was instrumental in the Confederate victories at Second Manassas, Antietem, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. Jackson died at age 39, as a result of "friendly fire" at Chancellorsville in 1863, after some of his own men mistook him in the darkness and shot him. His monument was unveiled on Oct. 11, 1919 sitting at the corner of Monument Avenue and the Boulevard. His statue faces North with Jackson sitting on his horse holding his reigns in his left hand and his hat in his right.
********IN AN EFFORT TO SANITIZE HISTORY, THIS AND THE OTHER STATUES ALONG MONUMENT AVENUE HAVE BEEN REMOVED*********
Lieutenant General "Stonewall" Jackson's full name was Thomas Jonathan Jackson. Jackson was given the nickname for bravery at the first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), "standing like a stone wall." General Jackson was instrumental in the Confederate victories at Second Manassas, Antietem, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. Jackson died at age 39, as a result of "friendly fire" at Chancellorsville in 1863, after some of his own men mistook him in the darkness and shot him. His monument was unveiled on Oct. 11, 1919 sitting at the corner of Monument Avenue and the Boulevard. His statue faces North with Jackson sitting on his horse holding his reigns in his left hand and his hat in his right
NYC Pride March
47 years after the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969
The 47th NYC Pride March started at noon on June 26, at 5th Avenue and 36th Street in Manhattan. The route proceeded through Midtown down 5th Avenue, before heading west into Greenwich Village, ending at Christopher and Greenwich Streets.
Heritage of Pride, Inc. (HOP / NYC Pride) is a non-profit organization that plans and produces New York City's official LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Pride events each year.
Heritage of Pride hosts New York City’s Pride events in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of 1969.
Stonewall riots happened 47 years ago in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBT community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the LGBT liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT equal rights in the United States.
The 2016 Pride March happened on the one-year anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The 2016 march also happened to come just days after Stonewall Inn, the famous gay bar located in Greenwich Village, was designated as the first national LGBT monument in the U.S.
On Monday, June 27th 2016 the Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) designation took place in New York City. The monument sits across the street from The Stonewall Inn, a National Historic Landmark known for its involvement in the beginning of the modern struggle for civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Americans.
Remarks from - President Barack Obama June 2016
"I’m designating the Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America’s national parks system. Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights. I believe our national parks should reflect the full story of our country – the richness and diversity and uniquely American spirit that has always defined us. That we are stronger together. That out of many, we are one."
Hillary Clinton made an unannounced appearance and was joined by New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Rev. Al Sharpton
NYC Pride 2016 theme, "Equality Needs You"
NYC Pride 2016 three Grand Marshals
Jazz Jennings - 15-year-old honorary co-founder of the Transkids Purple Rainbow Foundation and the youngest Grand Marshal in NYC Pride history
Subhi Nahas - Syrian refugee who co-founded the first LGBT magazine in Syria, Mawaleh.
Cecilia Chung - civil rights leader and activist for LGBT rights
NYC Pride March Director 2016 - Julian Sanjivan
According to organizers, around 30,000 people marched in the parade itself. Law enforcement officials expected that there would be around 2.5 million attendees in total, and that more or less comports with CBS News' reporting, which found that almost 2 million spectators joined the marchers.
NYC Pride is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that manages and produces New York City's official LGBT Pride celebrations each year in June
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Sunday June 26th 2016
Before departing from my visit with flickr contact John H. Bowman on April 24, 2012 , we took a quick
tour around Richmond's Capitol Square, quite close to the Main Street Station where I would board
the train for my trip home.
This monument to the Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) is on the
north side of Capitol Square. Considered the most talented Confederate commander after General
Robert E. Lee, Jackson was wounded by friendly fire in the battle of Chancellorsville and died eight
days later of pneumonia at Guinea Station, south of Fredericksburg (see adjoining photo in my photostream).
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This small stone once sat along the railroad tracks near Guinea Station telling passengers of the historical site. The stone was later moved to the parking area and the buried location would be added because many people were asking questions.
Since 1828, a small, unassuming building currently known as the Jackson Death Site has stood ten miles south of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The building was once part of Fairfield, also known as the Chandler Plantation or Guinea Station. Other buildings that once stood within the vicinity of the Jackson Death Site included the farm home, outhouses, a smokehouse, and barns. Built not as a residence but as the farm's office, this building had no fixed purpose like most of the structures around it. Instead, the farm office was used for whatever the inhabitants needed at the time: that could mean simple storage or indoor workspace or file keeping. The farm complex was owned by John Thorton and later the Chandler family. After General Jackson's arm was amputated he was moved here for transport by train to Richmond. During that time he would develop pneumonia and become to ill to travel. He would die here turning this farm into a shrine to forever remember a great general and man.