The Richmond 34 and the Civil Rights Movement
Author | : Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2020-02-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781439668931 |
ISBN-13 | : 1439668930 |
Rating | : 4/5 (930 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Richmond 34 and the Civil Rights Movement written by Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February 22, 1960, bore witness to an event that would forever change the social, political, and economic life of a city, a state, and millions of inhabitants. The arrest of 34 Virginia Union University students during a sit-in protest at the most upscale department store in Richmond, Virginia, heralded the upending of a long-established way of life and a change of direction from which there would be no turning back. The students would see their actions galvanize a community into effecting wide-ranging reforms in desegregation and play a significant role in ending the nearly 70-year grip on power of one of the nation's strongest political machines. Bafflingly, their achievement faded into obscurity, and only in recent years has its importance been recognized.