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Day 16: Across the Bridge
May we pursue the best for our city’s students today, in the spirit of the undeniably great African American leaders of the past and present who devoted…
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Kenton Martin
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Day 15: Hope from the Ashes: The Rise of Lynchburg’s Black Colleges (Part Two)
by Jeremiah Forshey
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Day 14: Hope from the Ashes: The Rise of Lynchburg’s Black Colleges (Part One)
by Jeremiah Forshey
Day 13: Liberty University, 2007–Present (Part Two)
The distinction between an inclusive and exclusive culture depends on the degree to which the creators of that culture are committed to understanding…
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Ron Miller

June 2025

Day 12: Liberty University, 1971–2007 (Part One)
It would be impossible to write about race and education in Lynchburg without mentioning Liberty University.
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Ron Miller
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Day 10: A History of Lynchburg's Libraries in Black and White
by Deborah Smith
Day 9: Dr. Owen Cardwell and School Desegregation, 1961
After Brown v.
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Kenton Martin
Day 8: Carl B. Hutcherson Elementary School, 1960
by Gloria Simon
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Bridge of Lament Collective
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Day 7: Massive Resistance in Prince Edward County, 1959-1963
an interview with Phyllistine Mosley
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Kenton Martin
1
Day 6: Yoder School Memories
by Beatrice Hunter
2
Day 5: Ota Benga, 1883-1916
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Kenton Martin
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Day 3: Black Schools in Lynchburg, 1865-1900
by Beatrice Hunter
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