Tag: virginia civil rights
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Southside Virginia Civil Rights History: 1960 Danville Library Sit-In (Pt. 2)
This is part two of a post on the 1960 Danville, Virginia, library sit-in. See part one here. This post traces how Confederate memory in Danville played a large role in suppressing civil rights in the city. Image: Young, Cassye. “The Memorial Mansion as Jefferson Davis Saw It.” Pamphlet. Danville, VA, 1955. Small Special Collection,…
Emily Martin Cochran 