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Encyclopedia Virginia : Civil Rights Movement

Encyclopedia articles on Virginia civil rights leaders, court cases, and events.

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Publisher
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

Date of Original
2008/2011

Subject
Virginia--Encyclopedias
Civil rights workers--Virginia
School desegregation--Virginia
Civil rights movements--Virginia

Location
United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675

Medium
articles

Type
MovingImage
InteractiveResource
Sound
Text

Description
Civil rights-related articles from the Encyclopedia Virginia, a publicly accessible online publication of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. The Encyclopedia is a valuable tool for exploring the people, history, government, economy, and culture of Virginia. It aggregates in a single resource information on Virginia history, business, politics, and geography, plus the state's proud heritage in the arts, religion, culture, and folklife.

Metadata URL
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/category/civil-rights-movement/

Language
eng

Contributing Institution
Virginia Humanities

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