Student protesters on Main Street, Farmville, Va., July 1963, #012

Creator

Preview

Date

1963-07

Description

Students protest Prince Edward County public school closings, Main Street near courthouse, Farmville, Va., July 1963.

Sandra "Sandy" Stokes in foreground. Second person in line is Everett Berryman, Jr. followed by Emerson Hunt.

Event Location

North Main Street

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 Statement URL

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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

Student protesters on Main Street, Farmville, Va., July 1963, #012, VCU Libraries Digital Collections. Original image is held in a private collection.

File Name

far252a.jpg