Former location of the "Rock Fence"

Former location of the "Rock Fence"

When public housing came to Danville in the 1950s, it was segregated, the result being the “colored” Bate-Wood Homes on South Second Street, named after educator John Bate, and minister, J W Wood. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregated housing became illegal. This modern-day photo of Bate-Wood shows the former home of the "rock fence," a popular hangout for area youth until the late 70s. While the rock fence is gone, stories about it survive in the oral histories collected by DBCAAHS.