Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard

MS1396.0127-11211.Folder6.JPG
MS1396.0127-11212.Folder6.JPG

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Title

Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard

Subject

racial segregation
political advocacy

Description

Digital image of a postcard and envelope sent to Jones memorial Library from the Lynchburg Improvement Association dated 15 February 1961. The postcard includes the message "Dear Citizen: How Long Will You Allow Your Tax Dollars to Support Patterson's Private Prejudices."

The postcard is alluding to the segregated services of Patterson Drug Store in Lynchburg, Virginia. The store had been the site of a December 1960 sit-in by students at Randolph College, protesting the racial segregation of the drugstore's restaurant services.

Creator

Lynchburg Improvement Association

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

Date

15 February 1961

Rights

Lynchburg Improvement Association

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Identifier

JMLMS1396.Folder6.0127-112.11-12

Citation

Lynchburg Improvement Association, “Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/636.