African American Education in Virginia During the Jim Crow Era

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Assessment

Based on the interview of Sellers, from the viewpoint of a black principal from Charlottesville, students will individually write a persuasive letter to the governor of Virginia asking for more state funding for his/her school.  Students will read these articles to the class.

This lesson was created by Tom Fallace, University of Virginia. The background essays were written  by Risa Anne Ryland, University of Virginia.