Author: William Livingston WhitwellPublisher:
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Category : Roanoke (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Historic Structures in Roanoke
Author: William Livingston WhitwellPublisher:
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Category : Roanoke (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Historic Buildings Committee, Junior League of Roanoke Valley
Author: Junior League of Roanoke Valley, Virginia, Inc. Historic Buildings CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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History of Roanoke County
Author: George S. JackPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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We Face the Dawn
Author: Margaret EddsPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813940451
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
The decisive victories in the fight for racial equality in America were not easily won, much less inevitable; they were achieved through carefully conceived strategy and the work of tireless individuals dedicated to this most urgent struggle. In We Face the Dawn, Margaret Edds tells the gripping story of how the South's most significant grassroots legal team challenged the barriers of racial segregation in mid-century America. Virginians Oliver Hill and Spottswood Robinson initiated and argued one of the five cases that combined into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education, but their influence extends far beyond that momentous ruling. They were part of a small brotherhood, headed by social-justice pioneer Thurgood Marshall and united largely through the Howard Law School, who conceived and executed the NAACP’s assault on racial segregation in education, transportation, housing, and voting. Hill and Robinson’s work served as a model for southern states and an essential underpinning for Brown. When the Virginia General Assembly retaliated with laws designed to disbar the two lawyers and discredit the NAACP, they defiantly carried the fight to the United States Supreme Court and won. At a time when numerous schools have resegregated and the prospects of many minority children appear bleak, Hill and Robinson’s remarkably effective campaign against various forms of racial segregation can inspire a new generation to embrace educational opportunity as the birthright of every American child.
A Place Apart
Author: Helen R. PrillamanPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806347066
Category : Roanoke (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Williamson Road area, which was annexed by the city of Roanoke in 1949, was originally a part of Botetourt County and thereafter of the northern part of Roanoke County. "A Place Apart" traces the history, places, and families of the Williamson Road. The book begins with various sketches of Roanoke Valley pioneers and early land owners. The second part of the volume continues with sketches of families that arrived during the late 18th or early 19th century, including Barren, Bushong, Campbell, Cannaday, Fellers, Garst, Harshbarger, Huntingdon, Nelms, Nininger, Oliver, Petty, Read, Rudd, Stokes, Watts, and Williamson. Community leaders associated with the Roanoke Valley's recent history are treated elsewhere in the book.
Roanoke Canal Trail on the National Register of Historic Places
Author: Roanoke Canal Commission, IncPublisher:
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Category : Roanoke Canal Trail (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Places Near the Mountains
Author: Helen R. PrillamanPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780806346069
Category : Botetourt County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The areas covered in this book fall in Botetourt and Roanoke counties, Virginia.
America's Downtowns
Author: Richard C. CollinsPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471144991
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
America’s Downtowns Growth, Politics & Preservation Policies that shape urban growth are critical to the future of the American preservation movement and America’s cities. America’s Downtowns explores local growth management policies and preservation issues in 10 major cities across America — Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Roanoke, St. Paul, San Francisco, and Seattle. Each of these cities has experimented with goals and strategies designed to help it increase the attractiveness of its downtown through historic preservation. This book provides an in-depth look into ways preservation values can be integrated into local policies that shape growth and development.
Greater Raleigh Court: A History of Wasena, Virginia Heights, Norwich and Raleigh Court
Author: Nelson HarrisPublisher: History Press Library Editions
ISBN: 9781540217677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
From simple beginnings as a small neighborhood in 1907, Greater Raleigh Court has grown into one of Roanoke, Virginia's most prestigious and valued enclaves--a thriving community filled with historic architecture, bustling shops and an energetic sense of place. Although the town's appearance has changed with the decades, the character of the community has not. Mayor and author Nelson Harris tells the story of this neighborhood through an exploration of its old residential streets, its historic bridges and buildings--including the renowned Grandin Theater--and brings to life each era of a history that is marked by both controversy and pride.
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