Prince Edward County Free School 1963-67
| Creator | Prince Edward County Free School |
| Description | Between the years 1959 and 1963, there were no public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia. After five long years the County and State allowed Prince Edward’s schools to reopen. Because the black children in the county had no school during this period of time (the white students attended an all white academy) it was thought best to organize a free school which would pave the way for hundreds of young children to return to school after a five year absence. The Prince Edward County, Virginia (free school) papers are the records of that effort. The papers contain correspondence, reports, photographs and other items, which document this sad period in Virginia History. |
| Call number | Acc. #1969-38 |
| Date from | 1963 |
| Date to | 1967 |
| Geographic school | Prince Edward County, VA |
| Size | CA 50,000 items |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
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| Part Of larger collection yes/no | |
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| URL | http://library.vsu.edu/collection/archivcoll.htm |
| Repository | Virginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Repository address | Johnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806 |
| Repository contact name | Lucious Edwards |
| Repository contact title | University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | ledwards@vsu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (804) 524-5749 |
| DoveRegion | region5 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Tutors and tutoring |
| Types | o Clippings
o Correspondence o Legal documents |