Prince William History Free Lecture Series: Desegregation in Nova Libraries

Ages 8+ | FREE | Old Manassas Courthouse

During the Jim Crow era, may public libraries were segregated and inaccessible to Black residents. They resisted integration even after the landmark case Brown vs. Board of Education. Discover the truth about the barriers imposed on the Black community and learn about the citizens-turned-activists who used protests and lawsuits to achieve more equitable library services from historians Chris Barbuschak and Suzanne S. LaPierre, authoers of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries. This lecture is a FREE program jointly sponsored by the Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation and Historic Prince William.