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The Voice of Prince Edward County (ARTSTOR)

The Voice of Prince Edward County Collection
An underground African-American publication detailing the struggles in the Farmville community after the reopening of the schools.

The Voice of Prince Edward County Guide
A spreadsheet detailing the topics, people, and places found in the issues of The Voice.

Articles from Bortz Library's Online Resources (JSTOR)

Documenting the Contributions of Children and Teenagers to the Civil Rights Movement. V. P. Franklin. American History Vol. 100, No. 4, African American Education, Civil Rights, and Black Power (Fall 2015), pp. 663-671 (9 pages).
Program of Action: The Rev. L. Francis Griffin and the Struggle for Racial Equality in Farmville, 1963. Brian E. Lee and Brian J. Daugherity. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 121, No. 3 (2013), pp. 250-287 (38 pages).
Both Victors and Victims: Prince Edward County, Virginia, the NAACP, and "Brown." Kara Miles Turner. Virginia Law Review Vol. 90, No. 6, 50 Years of Brown v. Board of Education (Oct., 2004), pp. 1667-1691 (25 pages).
"Getting It Straight": Southern Black School Patrons and the Struggle for Equal Education in the Pre- and Post-Civil Rights Eras. Kara Miles Turner. The Journal of Negro Education Vol. 72, No. 2 (Spring, 2003), pp. 217-229 (13 pages).
The Effect of Early Educational Disruption on the Belief Systems and Educational Practices of Adults: Another Look at the Prince Edward County School Closings. Margaret E. Hale-Smith. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 62, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 171-
Education in Prince Edward County, Virginia, 1953-1993. Wilbur B. Brookover. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 62, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 149-161.
Prince Edward County, Virginia, 30 Years After: "A Pretty Good Place to Live."Wilbur B. Brookover, Arthur Dudley and Robert L. Green. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 62, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 162-170.
The Effects of Resumed Schooling on the Measured Intelligence of Prince Edward County's Black Children. Robert L. Green and Robert F. Morgan. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Spring, 1969), pp. 147-155.
A Southern Educator and School Integration: An Interview. Edgar A. Schuler and Robert L. Green. Phylon (1960-) Vol. 28, No. 1 (1st Qtr., 1967), pp. 28-40 (13 pages).
A Case Study in Achieving Equal Educational Opportunity. Neil V. Sullivan. The Journal of Negro Education Vol. 34, No. 3, Education and Civil Rights in 1965 (Summer, 1965), pp. 319-326.
A Case Study of the Effects of Educational Deprivation on Southern Rural Negro Children. Robert L. Green and Louis J. Hofmann. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 34, No. 3, Education and Civil Rights in 1965 (Summer, 1965), pp. 327-341.

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The Voice of Prince Edward County (ARTSTOR)

Articles from Bortz Library's Online Resources (JSTOR)