EWP 2-5-B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room

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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: VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1041042
Is Version Of: 1041042_2.5.B Yr 1931 Sept Petition 69 Airmont Opposition to Colored Using School Room.pdf
Format: Pdf DocumentSee all items with this value
Publisher: Digitized by Edwin Washington ProjectSee all items with this value
Rights: Loudoun County Public SchoolsSee all items with this value
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
Transcription: Round Hill
Sep- 14-
1931
To The School Board
In my absence at this meeting, I will send this letter. I am very much opposed for the colored to use our school room at Airmont Sincearly
Carl Wynkoop

Item sets: White Petitions