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PHOTO GALLERY: Ashburn Colored School Renovation Unveiled

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Leesburg Town Council member Ron Campbell. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Pastor Michelle C. Thomas leads prayer at the unveiling of the renovated Ashburn Colored School. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Attorney General Mark Herring at the unveiling of the renovated Ashburn Colored School. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Susan Talbott, Loudoun School for the Gifted executive director, and Dorothy Carpenter, who presented a certificate from her days attending the Ashburn Colored School. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Yvonne Neal examines artifacts of the Ashburn Colored School found in the building when its renovation began. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Several students of the Ashburn Colored school attended the unveiling of its renovation, including Yvonne Neal, Leon Thornton, Inez Farris, and Dorothy Carpenter. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Reverend Alfonso Harrod, brother of the late Lola Jackson who taught at the Ashburn Colored School, offers prayer and music. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Louise Winzor presents a painting of the Ashburn Colored School as it originally stood. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Pastor Michelle C. Thomas leads prayer at the unveiling of the renovated Ashburn Colored School. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

The historic Ashburn Colored School’s completed renovation and repurposing as a “living museum” was unveiled at a ceremony Sept. 16. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Ashburn Colored School alumna Yvonne Neal and Loudoun School for the Gifted Deep Sran inside the renovated schoolhouse. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Louise Winzor thanks the students of the Loudoun School for the Gifted.(Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

Deep Sran, founder of the Loudoun School for the Gifted. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

The Bigsby family siblings, children of Roger Bigsby and Lorena Gray who attended the Ashburn Colored School, poses for a picture with the historical marker by the school. (Renss Greene/Loudoun Now)

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