The Voice of Prince Edward County, Vol. 2, No. 7

The Voice of Prince Edward County, Vol. 2, No. 7

African American newspapers

Associations, institutions, etc.—African American membership

Race discrimination—United States

Prince Edward County (Va.)

"New Industry Operates in Farmville" - Vivian Scott and Harold White - Stackpole Component Company, who came to Prince Edward in early 1966 and located its pilot plant, which employs 140 people, on Highway 460 has started work on a new plant. / "Virso Voters League" - Edward Morton and Carl Ross - The Virso Voters League, started in Spetember of 1966, is on a mission to register more voters and get them to the polls. / "Dramatic Club Journeyed to Luther Foster School" - Leroy Ross - The Robert R. Moton Drama Club attends a drama clinic at Luther H. Foster High School. / "Moton Student Publishes Poem" - Phillip Stockman - Robert Booker had three of his poems published in A BURST OF TRIUMPHS. / "Is the Job Corps for You?" - Robert Booker and Gladys Lawson - The Job Corps, made possible by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, is explained. / "Attention Voice Readers!!" - Author Unknown - THE VOICE sponsors a gospel hour at Race Street Baptist Church to raise funds. / "Reviewing the Centennial Celebration of First Baptist" - Chuck Reid - First Baptist Church celebrates its hundred year anniversary and seventeen years of Rev. L. Francis Griffin as minister. / "County Needs Being Studied by PECAG" - Cocheyse Griffin and Debra White - Prince Edward Community Action Group, Inc. is sponsoring seven community aides to study the needs of people in the county. / "Foster Defeats Moton" - Legrant Scott and Edward Morton - Moton is defeated by Foster at the Homecoming game. / "Famous Negroes" - Varian Jackson - The first in a series of columns exploring famous Black pioneers of America. / "Editorial: The End of the Line" - Author Unknown - A plea for the Board of Supervisors to give attention to the public schools. / "Guest Editorial: The Truth Shall Make You Free" - L. Francis Griffin - A piece condemning The Farmville Herald for its biases while exploring the facts behind the Supreme Court ruling of 1954, Brown vs. Board.

Various Contributors

Phaeby Dupey, editor

Donzella White, editor

Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections

1966-12

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