"Protesters near Southside Sundry, Farmville, Va., July 1963, #005"
 

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Date

1963-07

Description

Protesters near Southside Sundry and Southside Business Machines, Main Street, Farmville, Va., July 1963.

Irene Williams carries "Don't Buy Segregation." Kenneth Johnson stands at left in dark pants.

Protesters carry signs opposing racial segregation, and encouraging shoppers to boycott businesses that support discriminatory practices.

Event Location

Southside Sundry

Topical Subject

Civil rights demonstrations -- Virginia -- Farmville; Civil rights movements -- Virginia -- Farmville; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Farmville; African Americans -- Segregation -- Virginia -- Farmville; Student protesters -- Virginia -- Farmville; Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County

Geographic Subject

Farmville (Va.) -- Race relations; Prince Edward County (Va.) -- Race relations

City/Location

Farmville (Va.); Prince Edward County (Va.)

Genre

black-and-white photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

Farmville 1963 Civil Rights Protests

Source

Protesters near Southside Sundry, Farmville, Va., July 1963, #005, VCU Libraries Digital Collections. Original image is held in a private collection.

File Name

far248a.jpg

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