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Preservation advocates press council to protect and repurpose Peabody campus
Petersburg (Independent City) City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary
Speakers at the public information period urged the council to preserve the Peabody campus, calling it the nation's oldest public black high school and requesting disclosure of correspondence from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources; speakers asked the city to prioritize repurposing and public engagement.
During the public information period, preservation advocates and local historians pressed the council to take action to protect and repurpose the Peabody campus.
Julian Green Jr. (Peabody Academic Learning and Development Center) urged…
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