This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Admission race factor in Roanoke school transfer case
Federal Judge Oren R. Lewis hears a Roanoke suit where the State Pupil Placement Board admits race is considered in transfer decisions. The hearings reveal errors in some rejections and that two members say race influences classroom placement to a limited extent. The case seeks relief after 28 Negro students were denied transfers while nine others were placed in white schools, marking Roanoke’s first public school integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Oren R. Lewis
Virginia
A. L. Wingo
Judy Lewis
Wingo
Lewis
E. J. Oglesby
Charlottesville
Oglesby
State Placement Board
U. S
Federal Court