African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- History

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of approximately 117 files in 21 folders detailing the history of the Goochland County Rosenwald Schools. The majority of the collection is directly related to the oral history interviews taken to tell the story, while the remainder is materials that support the oral histories. The interviews were conducted during 2013-2014, and all the images and other footage were collected between September 2013 and April 2015. File formats include .mov,.pdf/a, and .jpeg.

Content Description The materials were created by those connected with the “Illusion vs. Reality” project in 1991-1992, predominantly in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding counties of Henrico and Chesterfield. The collection contains interviews, releases and transcripts, reports and syllabi from the courses, and the original grant application. These interviews discuss the African American, Black Islamic, Asian, and Native American experience in Richmond, dealing with religion, education, literature, and...