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Our Daily Log
This school assignment is by a student of Rosalind Andrews in Farmville, VA. It is a rare surviving example of work by pupils of the volunteer teachers of the Student Help Project during the summer of 1963.
American Friends Service Committee
A pamphlet describing the school closure situation in Prince Edward County as well as the previous action and goals of the civil rights workers who were currently there.
Farmville Brochure
A brochure promoting tourism for Farmville, Virginia
New York Teachers Instruct Virgina Negros
A New York Times article describing the Student Help Project in Farmville, Virginia.
Colored Entrance
A photograph depicting a doctor's office with a "Colored Entrance - Rear of Building" sign in front of it
Prince Edward County School Registration
A sign promoting registration for the Student Help Project
Jean Konzal's, née Stein, Speech Upon Return From Prince Edward County
This is the speech Jean Konzal, née Stein, gave when she returned from Prince Edward County, VA. A trip was organized to have a group of Queens College students set up a tutorial system for students who were denied an opportunity to go to school. …
60 Prince Edward Negro Youths Stage First Protest March in Farmville
An article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch describing protests in Farmville over the right of free education.
Photograph of Sit-In in Farmville, VA
This photograph shows Junior NAACP activists sitting-in at a segregated movie theater in Farmville, Virginia.
Photograph of Sit-In in Farmville, VA
This photograph shows Junior NAACP activists sitting-in at a segregated movie theater in Farmville, Virginia.