Author: Irwin Bernard Cohen
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Lt bds. U. VA Ext. Series. About 30pp. local history and resources.

Author: University of Virginia. School of Rural Social Economics
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Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Author: Debra Alderson McClane
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738543758
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Named for a Colonial governor and created in 1770 from Augusta County, Botetourt County lies in the southern end of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. At the time of its establishment, Botetourt's boundaries stretched westward from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. This area now encompasses 23 counties in Virginia as well as portions of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Located at the fork of the Great Valley Road and the Wilderness Road, Botetourt served as the last outpost for many settlers moving into the western territories. Settled predominantly by Scots-Irish, German, and English immigrants, the county still reflects the influences of these strong cultures, and many original family names remain prominent. Botetourt is known for its agricultural production, as well as its natural resources: over the centuries, visitors have been drawn to the area's scenic beauty, healing springs, and trout-filled streams. This volume contains images of the towns, farms, homes, industries, people, events, and institutions that have contributed to the rich tapestry of the county's history.

Author: University of Virginia. School of Rural Social Economics
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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Author: Elliott Clarke Haley
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Category : Social surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Author: William Halcombe Adams
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Category : Bedford County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: Lewis Meriwether Walker
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Wrps. UVA Ext. Series. Local hist; demographics; schools, etc.

Author: Jeffrey L. Littlejohn
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813932882
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 469

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In Elusive Equality, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford place Norfolk, Virginia, at the center of the South's school desegregation debates, tracing the crucial role that Norfolk's African Americans played in efforts to equalize and integrate the city's schools. The authors relate how local activists participated in the historic teacher-pay-parity cases of the 1930s and 1940s, how they fought against the school closures and "Massive Resistance" of the 1950s, and how they challenged continuing patterns of discrimination by insisting on crosstown busing in the 1970s and 1980s. Despite the advances made by local activists, however, Littlejohn and Ford argue that the vaunted "urban advantage" supposedly now enjoyed by Norfolk's public schools is not easy to reconcile with the city's continuing gaps and disparities in relation to race and class. In analyzing the history of struggles over school integration in Norfolk, the authors scrutinize the stories told by participants, including premature declarations of victory that laud particular achievements while ignoring the larger context in which they take place. Their research confirms that Norfolk was a harbinger of national trends in educational policy and civil rights. Drawing on recently released archival materials, oral interviews, and the rich newspaper coverage in the Journal and Guide, Virginian-Pilot, and Ledger-Dispatch, Littlejohn and Ford present a comprehensive, multidimensional, and unsentimental analysis of the century-long effort to gain educational equality. A historical study with contemporary implications, their book offers a balanced view based on a thorough, sober look at where Norfolk's school district has been and where it is going.

Author: University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 862

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Author: Paul Leroy Warner
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Category : Clarke County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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