African Americans Who Made Their World Anew in Loudoun County, Virginia, and Beyond The second volume in the series is introduced by Brenda Stevenson, author of Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South. The editors wanted this volume to include people who were largely unacknowledged or forgotten, but who had made singular or significant contributions to Loudoun County's African American history, and in some cases, to United States history. It contains inspiring portraits of sixteen Loudoun County African Americans, including Maurice Edmead, Sr., a dedicated country doctor and champion of civil rights; Charles Fenton Simms, the largest private benefactor of the Loudoun Hospital; Samuel Thompson, the wealthiest pre-Civil War free man of color; William 'Billy' Pierce, a Purcellville native, who achieved world-wide fame as a choreographer and dance teacher and owned a studio on Broadway; and Daniel Dangerfield, Loudoun County's most famous fugitive slave. The intent in producing this volume is to educate the public about Loudoun County's rich African American history and to encourage further research. It is illustrated with photographs, documents and a map. Indexed. Published October 2002.