LISTSERV - VA-HIST Archives - LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US

VA-HIST Archives

Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history

VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US

	LISTSERV Archives
	VA-HIST Home

	Log In
	Register

	Subscribe or Unsubscribe

	Search Archives

Options:	Use Forum View Use Monospaced Font Show Text Part by Default Show All Mail Headers
Message:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Subject:	The UncommonWealth
From:	"Brooks, Vincent (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:19:42 +0000
Content-Type:	text/plain
Parts/Attachments:	text/plain (20 lines)

#Virginia established the first school for indigenous people in the early 18th century. Officials implemented Eurocentric, Christian curriculum in a concerted effort to eliminate native cultures. These efforts continued in the commonwealth for centuries until the Supreme Court decided Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).

Read more in today's The UncommonWealth.

https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2024/04/17/indigenous-education-in-virginia/


Vincent T. Brooks
Local Records Program Manager
Office: 804-692-3525
Email: [log in to unmask]
Address: 800 East Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Website: www.lva.virginia.gov<http://www.lva.virginia.gov>

______________________________________
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).

ATOM RSS1 RSS2

LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US