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One example of “the extraordinary resilience of black citizens, who individually and collectively found ways to endure, fight back and occasionally define their own destinies…”

David Matthews was born in 1920 and interviewed in 1995 at the…

One example of “the extraordinary resilience of black citizens, who individually and collectively found ways to endure, fight back and occasionally define their own destinies…”

Maggie Dulin was born in 1924 and interviewed in 1995 at the age…

One example of “the extraordinary resilience of black citizens, who individually and collectively found ways to endure, fight back and occasionally define their own destinies…”

Delores Thompson Aaron was born in 1924 and interviewed in 1994…

One example of “the extraordinary resilience of black citizens, who individually and collectively found ways to endure, fight back and occasionally define their own destinies…”

Olivia Cherry was born in 1926 and interviewed in 1995 at the…

The decision was not unanimous. Speaking for a seven-person majority, Justice Henry Brown delivered the opinion of the court. This case turns upon the constitutionality of an act of the general assembly of the state of Louisiana, passed in 1890,…

This chart compares Virginia teachers' salaries by race and gender from 1905 to 1917. Average monthly salaries of colored teachers in the public schools as compared to whites for the same time period.

Letter from R.C. Minor to members of VA Constitutional Convention 1901
Charlottesville, VA In it Minor presents his plan of Plural Voting as a solution to achieving constitutional disfranchisement.

Flyer: "No white man..." 1901
Written by…

The purpose of this activity is to introduce the concept of discrimination and help make it concrete for students. The "Blues" will become frustrated quickly, so best to keep students in their roles for only a few minutes--they quickly understand…

The convention convened on 3 December 1867 with a total of 105 members of which about two-thirds were radicals and about one-third conservative. The radicals included 24 blacks.

These photos of William and Georgiana Jasper are from Phyllis Walker Ford's family collection.