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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