Recovering Black History in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

FAIN: GZ-22219-86

Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA 23606-2949)
Timothy E. Morgan (Project Director: June 1985 to August 1990)

To support the first phase of a three-year investigation of the history of blacks in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Using traditional historical research, oral history, and historical demography, youth will produce reports, a slide-show, and public symposia on black history since Emancipation.