"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."
- Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"
Lodge #298
The Pride of Fairfax Lodge #298 historic building. It has been added to the Virginia Landmarks Register for its role in bringing a sense of community to Fairfax County's oldest African American community, Gum Springs, founded by West Ford in 1833.
