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| Creator: | Peeples, Edward H. (Edward Harden), 1935- |
| Title: | Sign ("Dictatorship") on tree, Powhatan County, Va., 1962-1963 |
| Date: | 1962-1963 |
| Description: | Sign on tree on U.S. route 60 in Powhatan County, Va., on south side of the highway about two miles from the Cumberland County line. It followed an order by Federal District Judge John Butzner to admit six African Americans to two Powhatan County Public Schools and also enjoining county officials from closing schools to avoid desegregation. Local identifier: pec081b.tif |
| Types: | StillImage | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Signs and signboards--Virginia--Powhatan County--History--Pictorial works | Segregation in education--Virginia--Powhatan County--History | Signs and signboards--Virginia--Powhatan County | Segregation in education--Virginia--Powhatan County | Federal-state controversies--Virginia--Powhatan County | Roads--Virginia--Powhatan County | Trees--Virginia--Powhatan County | Snow--Virginia--Powhatan County | Wire fencing--Virginia--Powhatan County | Powhatan County (Va.) |
| Collection: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Institution: | Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries |
| Contributors: | VCU Libraries. JBC Special Collections |
| Online Publisher: | Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries |
| Original Material: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Rights and Usage: | http://www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/pec,152 |
