#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/


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