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Remembering
It's June. And I'm missing and honoring my dad.
Jun 1, 2023
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Lisette Austin
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August 2022
Gamble Family Reunion in South Carolina
My first true DNA travel to where some of my enslaved ancestors were held.
Aug 31, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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May 2022
Honoring the U.S. Colored Troops
Remembering one of my ancestors on Memorial Day 2022
May 30, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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The White Spot
Segregation wasn't that long ago folks.
May 28, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Teresa Walker Price
Providing an oasis for Black students in Charlottesville during segregation
May 24, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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University of Virginia Medical School
Honoring my adoptive father at the inaugural Black Medical Alumni Weekend
May 18, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Paying my Respects to the Smiths
Visiting the Old City Cemetery my last day in Lynchburg, VA
May 7, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Exploring Pamplin VA
Revisiting old family stories and memories from a time long gone
May 5, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Court Street Baptist Church
The heart of Lynchburg's historic Black community
May 5, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Dunbar High School
Visiting the site of my adoptive dad's alma mater
May 4, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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April 2022
301 Federal Street
Seeing my dad's childhood home in Lynchburg, VA
Apr 26, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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Visiting NMAAHC
One day was clearly not enough. I'll have to go back.
Apr 11, 2022
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Lisette Austin
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