It all began with a question. The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees had over the past year onboarded a cohort of new…
Guest ContributorApril 11, 2022
Virginia’s marriage license requirements recently made the national news, and the state’s complicated history with racial classification is part of that conversation. Various records held…
Vince BrooksSeptember 16, 2019
A lack of education and a trusting heart caused many minorities to lose their property in the early 20th century. A perfect example is the case…
Sherri BagleyJuly 15, 2015
In 1902 Louisiana became the first to pass a statewide statute requiring mandatory segregation of streetcars, followed by Mississippi in 1904. That same year, Virginia…
Kelley EwingJuly 27, 2012
Before the Civil War, Virginia did not have a comprehensive public school system. Lawmakers passed various measures to fund public schools, but these measures were…
Catherine OBrionMay 18, 2011
