Two Young Girls Applied to Attend a White School - Norfolk, Virginia
Rating
Title
Two Young Girls Applied to Attend a White School - Norfolk , Virginia
Date
1958-08-25
Time Period
1950s Massive Resistance (1956 – 1959) Civil Rights Movement (1955 – 1968)
Description
A mother and her two daughters , talking with attorney Oliver W . Hill of Richmond outside of the U.S . District Court on Granby Street on August 25 , 1958 . She had come to apply for her daughters to attend a white school .
Subjects
Massive resistance (Southern states history, 1956-1964)--Virginia. Norfolk Public Schools (Norfolk, Va.)--Trials, litigation, etc. School integration--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century. African American students--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century. African Americans--Education--Virginia--Norfolk. Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007.
Keywords
Hill, Oliver W. African Americans Students US Federal District Court Downtown Norfolk Granby Street Massive Resistance Persons Law and Courts Norfolk, Virginia
Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer
Clark, Neal
Newspaper
Virginian-Pilot Newspaper
Repository
The Virginian-Pilot;
Host Institution
Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder
The Virginian-Pilot;
Usage Rights
This image is copyrighted by The Virginian-Pilot. It may be used for educational purposes. To use this picture for personal or commercial purposes, you need to contact the Virginian-Pilot Photo Department (757-446-2390).
File Name
AA-FN60189 - 2 copy.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image;
Original Format
Film Negative
Original Dimensions
35mm;
Digital Format
JPEG
Headline
Negro Applicants and Attorney ;
Notes
See Virginian-Pilot issue : August 26 , 1958 .
Source
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection , FN60189 .
Collection
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection
Related Collections or Materials
SMC Photograph Collection ; Norfolk Public Schools's School Board Minutes at Sargeant Memorial Collection - Norfolk Public Library ; DOVE (Desegregation of Virginia Education) Project at Old Dominion University Libraries - Special Collections
GPS Coordinates
36.853582, -76.288746
Norfolk AIR GPIN
36.853582, -76.288746
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