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Education & Programming The Stacks Virginia Authors

Placing Pupils on Common Ground

Charlene Butts Ligon’s book Fearless: How a Poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever focuses on…

Library of VirginiaOctober 22, 2021

"What Did You Learn in School Today?" – The Records of the Virginia Pupil Placement Board

As public schools across Virginia open this week, Out of the Box would like to spotlight the records of the Virginia Pupil Placement Board, a state agency created…

Erin FaisonSeptember 4, 2013

Digital Projects

History in Motion

One of the benefits of studying more recent history is the opportunity to see and hear historical figures on film, providing information about speech, mannerisms,…

Jessica Tyree BurgessMay 11, 2011