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In 1826, after having two children, Custis sold Maria Syphax and her children, but not her husband Charles, to a Quaker in Alexandria. It is believed that he set Maria and her children free, as Quakers were against slavery and often purchased enslaved individuals to free them. Soon after gaining her freedom, Maria acquired 17 acres of land on ...
27 de feb. de 1990 · Syphax was the matriarch of a long line of distinguished black residents, including William Syphax, who in 1868 became the first president of the District's black school board; John B. Syphax, a ...
17 de nov. de 2015 · When this building was a schoolhouse, it was known as the William Syphax School, named after a trustee for Washington, D.C. and Georgetown schools in the late 1800s who was an early proponent for ...
historic school building in Washington, D.C., United States. William Syphax School (Q8019026) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. historic school building in Washington, D.C., United States. Syphax Village; edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: William Syphax School.
long-time friend, William H. A. Wormley, formally presented the school with a picture of William Syphax which was accepted on behalf of the school by Dr. W. S. Montgomery, who, at that time, was the Superintendent of the Schools.12 8 Newspaper clipping. Name of paper and date missing. Syphax Family Files.
Mary Gibson Hundley (18 October 1897 – 1986) was an educator and civil rights activist from Baltimore, Maryland. She was born to lawyer Malachi Gibson and teacher Mary Matilda Syphax. Through her mother's side of the family, she is a descendant of Martha Washington and the granddaughter of William Syphax, the namesake of the William Syphax School in Washington D.C.
11 de feb. de 2009 · English: The old William Syphax School located at 1322 Half Street, SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The historically black school was named in honor of William Syphax, proponent of a unified school system and the first African-American member of the Board of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown.
