Civil Rights Articles from the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Newspaper
Title
Civil Rights Articles from the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Newspaper
Subject
Civil Rights Movements--United States
Hampden-Sydney College
Prince Edward County (Va.)
Segregation in education
School Integration--Massive Resistance Movement--Southern States
Description
This collection includes a selection of newspaper articles ranging from 1953-1970, concerned with Civil Rights issues such as school integration at Hampden-Sydney College and the larger community of Prince Edward County and Farmville, Virginia.
Source
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Date
1953/1970
Rights
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As a result, Hampden-Sydney College claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g. cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning and individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the College assumes no responsibility.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Farmville, VA (Prince Edward County)
Access Rights
Collection is open for research.
Extent
27 items
Collection Items
McIlwaine Speaks On Segregation
Mr. T. J. McIlwaine, Superintendent of Prince Edward and Cumberland, spoke to the Union Philanthropic Society in favor of school segregation
Robinson, Harris resign; PTA to reorganize
T. Burwell Robinson resigns his position as PTA president
Pat White Airs His Feelings About The College: Its "Crisis"
Pat White discusses his feelings about the state of the college
Segregation Is Topic of Debate
The Union Philanthropic Society held its weekly meeting with the topic, "Resolved: That We Should Not Have Segregation IN American Colleges."
Special Feature: Racial Attitudes at HSC
A variety of columns, stories, and poll about racial attitudes at HSC