Have you gone or are you going to this year's State Fair of Virginia? A state fair open to all Virginians is a given today, but in 1910, Jim Crow limited or prevented Black Virginians' participation in the competitions and entertainments. A pioneering Richmond leader sought to address that disparity. Read more about it in today's The UncommonWealth. https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2021/10/01/attractions-and-amusements-of-every-kind-will-be-the-order-of-things-the-history-of-the-virginia-colored-state-fair/ *Vincent T. Brooks* Senior Local Records Archivist Library of Virginia 800 East Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3525 Fax 804-692-2277 *The Uncommonwealth* <https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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