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"When the Barriers Fall" - Time magazine, 1953-08-31

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 25

Scope and Contents

This is an article in Time magazine about how racial segregation is changing in the U.S. South. There is a a short passage about the University of Virginia: "When the Harvard football team arrived six years ago at the University of Virginia with a Negro tackle, cries of pain could be heard all over town. Today Virginia makes no such fuss: it has grown accustomed to unsegregated student meetings, even allows Negro nurses to serve on the university hospital staff."

Dates

  • Publication: 1953-08-31

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the materials in this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.33 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

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