Report compiled by the Social Action Committee of the Rock Spring Congregation Church in Arlington, Virginia that ran in the Northern Virginia Sun in the issues of December 19, 20, and 22 1958. The report details the integration of Montgomery County…
Report compiled by the Social Action Committee of the Rock Spring Congregation Church in Arlington, Virginia that ran in the Northern Virginia Sun in the issues of December 19, 20, and 22 1958. The report details the integration of Montgomery County…
Document detailing the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit regarding the constitutionality of the School Board's redrawing of districts to integrate former Hoffman-Boston students into two new school districts. 7 pages
Handwritten satirical letter, marked "oc/jh" but otherwise undated, unaddressed, and unsigned. Text reads: "Dear Sir: It has come to my attention that the mongrelization of the race and degeneration of our culture, so widely feared, has already come,…
Document prepared by B. Alden Lillywhite, Oscar R. LeBeau, Ivan A. Booker, Allyn A. Walters, and Reed K. Pond containing a brief chronological account of the efforts during the past 5 years of the citizens of Arlington County, Virginia to improve the…
Arlington County School Board statement to continue with the Virginia State decision not to integrate and to study alternative plans to integrate public schools.
Document regarding the Arlington County School Board's plan in response to the possible District Court decision that Stratford Junior High School admit four African-American students. 4 pages
Delegate Robert Whitehead's statement in opposition to Governor Stanley's proposal to eliminate the constitutional requirement that the Virginia General Assembly provide and maintain a public free school system.
Statement detailing the loss and effects of school closings in Virginia and Arkansas, released at a news conference, Washington, D.C. Monday, December 1, 1958 in response to an inquiry at a news conference on Tuesday, November 18, 1958. 3 pages