Community Activity; Virginia State College for Negroes
A group of young ladies from the black high school system in Virginia in 1939. They were on campus for the annual black high school basketball championship, which was held at Virginia State.
A photograph of North Carolina College 1941 CIAA Champion Basketball Team. The team was coached by John B. McLendon. This was his first year as a head coach and he referred to his players as his “Thousand Dollar Team” because he had declined...
A 1941 photograph of Dr. James E. Shepard and his family at North Carolina College for Negroes (front row left to right) Annie Day Shepard, his wife; James E. Shepard; and daughter Marjorie; (standing) daughter Annie Day Smith; niece Virginia S....
Otelia Shields; Newspaper; Virginia State College for Negroes
A special edition of the Virginia Statesman, published to honor Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard who had passed away. Mrs. Howard had been credited with establishing the student newspaper and it's high standards. Mrs. Otelia Shields Howard, Associate...
A Community Related Living Program
During 1948-1949 Southern University initiated a community related living program in the Bonn community which was located about fifteen miles from the campus. This program was designed to vitalize teaching at...
