3rd Saturday History: Virginia and the Civil Rights Movement

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Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

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Learn about some of the figures who challenged and helped dismantle the Jim Crow system of segregation in Virginia and the rest of the United States. Hear about the efforts and actions of people like Irene Morgan, Oliver Hill, and Barbara Johns with a special focus on the role played by Prince Edward County, Virginia in the Supreme Court case Brown v the Board of Education.