Closed Schools Constitute Catastrophe!!! [1963 Farmville, Va. protests]
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Closed Schools Constitute Catastrophe!!! [1963 Farmville, Va. protests]
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Demonstration in front of Prince Edward County Courthouse, Main Street, Farmville, Va., July 1963, protesting the four-year long closure of the public schools
Clara Gibson is closest to camera. Third person in line is Sandra "Sandy" Stokes. Second protester carries sign reading, "Ask Mr. Vaughn Why The Schools Are Closed. He will 'Him' and 'Haw' and Decline to Disclose!"
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Clara Gibson is closest to camera. Third person in line is Sandra "Sandy" Stokes. Second protester carries sign reading, "Ask Mr. Vaughn Why The Schools Are Closed. He will 'Him' and 'Haw' and Decline to Disclose!"
From VCU Libraries Freedom Now Project
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1963 July
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Digital Collections, VCU Libraries
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This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
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Learn more:VCU Libraries Freedom Now Project
Massive Resistance, Encyclopedia Virginia
Program of Action: The Rev. L. Francis Griffin and the Struggle for Racial Equality in Farmville, 1963, VCU Libraries Scholars Compass.
Massive Resistance, Encyclopedia Virginia
Program of Action: The Rev. L. Francis Griffin and the Struggle for Racial Equality in Farmville, 1963, VCU Libraries Scholars Compass.
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“Closed Schools Constitute Catastrophe!!! [1963 Farmville, Va. protests],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed April 26, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/163.