This law not only effected African Americans but also discriminated against
the people of the Monocan Tribe of Amherst County. Some family researchers
on genealogy Facebook pages have shared how their great grandparents hid
the fact that one of them was a Monocan because the other was white. Very
sad and difficult time for many in the Old Dominion.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 10:08 AM Meyers, Terry L <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> For an account of Powell’s work to establish an Anglo-Saxon Club at W&M,
> see my essay at
>
> https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3076&context=aspubs
>
> It includes a link to one of Powell’s racist works, “The Banjo Picker,”
> played by him in 1917:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwkG8p0UHs4
>
> Until recently, W&M had a hall named in honor of Gov. Trinkle.
>
> On Mar 20, 2024, at 9:14 AM, Brooks, Vincent (LVA) <
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> wrote:
>
> On this day, one hundred years ago, Virginia's Governor signed into law
> the Act to Preserve Racial Integrity, also known as the Racial Integrity
> Act of 1924. This ignominious legislation was a roadmap for other Jim Crow
> Southern states and Nazi Germany. Today's The UncommonWealth discusses the
> men, organizations, and ideology instrumental in codifying white supremacy
> in the commonwealth.
>
>
> https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2024/03/20/the-centennial-of-the-law-to-preserve-racial-integrity/
>
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