EWP 2-5-B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room
Item
Title
EWP 2-5-B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room
Description
Sept. 14, 1931 - Petition from Carl Wynkoop to the Loudoun School Board to opposed to the African American students using the Airmont white school room. The school system contemplated allowing African-Americans to use the former Airmont school, which was closed by the time of the petition. Hearing that, one of the patrons, apparently from Round Hill protesting this possibility. We have no information that the contemplated plans were executed.
Tag
racial segregation, school systems, African American students, disapproval, school board, racist attitudes, minority groups, equal access, systemic discrimination, Carl Wynkoop
Place
Virginia
Identifier
1041042
Is Version Of
1041042_2.5.B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room.pdf
Format
Pdf Document
Publisher
Digitized by Edwin Washington Project
Rights
Loudoun County Public Schools
Language
English
Replaces
/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest Two/EWS Special Projects/Lost_Letters Project/Ed Washington Folder/2.5B White Petitions/2.5.B Airmont/2.5.B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room.pdf
