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interviewees
  • Charles Alexander
  • Frankie Allen
  • Corlis Turner Anderson
  • Jim Blackburn
  • James Bryant
  • Donald Byers
  • Garwin DeBerry
  • George Foussekis
  • Keith Franklin
  • George Gay
  • Rod Gentry
  • Chip German
  • Steve Helvin
  • Jimmy Hollins
  • Peyton Humphrey
  • Mary Johnson
  • Veronica Jones
  • Robert King
  • Vincent Kinney
  • Byrd Leavell
  • Kent Merritt
  • Andy Minton
  • Phylissa Mitchell
  • Clare Rannigan
  • William Redd
  • Darlene Quarles Robinson
  • Steve Runkle
  • Julia Shields
  • David Sloan
  • Lloyd Snook
  • Tom Stargell
  • Brock Strickler
  • Dickie Tayloe
  • Tommy Theodose
  • Wade Tremblay
  • Roland and Ronald Woodfolk
  • David Wyant
schools
  • Albemarle High School
  • Albemarle Training School
  • Basement School
  • Buford Middle School
  • Burley High School
  • Burnley-Moran Elementary School
  • Charlottesville High School
  • Clark Elementary School
  • Fork Union Military Academy
  • Hampden-Sydney College
  • Jack Jouett Junior High School
  • Jefferson School
  • Lane High School
  • Maggie Walker High School
  • McGuffey Primary School
  • Rock Hill Academy
  • Scottsville School
  • University of Virginia
  • Venable Elementary School
  • Virginia Tech
  • Walker Upper Elementary School
sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Drill Team
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Majorette
  • Roller Skating
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tackle Football
  • Touch Football
  • Wrestling
topics
  • Activism
  • Black History
  • Career
  • Community
  • Confederate Flag
  • Confederate Imagery
  • Desegregation
  • Disrespect
  • “Dixie” Song
  • Equality / Inequality
  • Family
  • Grading
  • Hindsight
  • Isolation
  • “Old Black Joe”
  • Petition
  • Physical Confrontation
  • Pride
  • Property Damage
  • Protest
  • Race and Identity
  • Race Consciousness
  • Racial Insult
  • Racial Tension
  • Respect
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Segregation
  • Tracking
  • Unit
  • Walkout

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  • Lane High School
  • Race and Identity
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Charles Alexander (Alex Zan) Headshot

Charles Alexander

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Clips

“It just wasn’t no discussion. That was the school I was going to.”

Charles Alexander

“She would send little notes home in my backpack to my mother to share the type of day that I had.”

Charles Alexander

“They went home and they told their daddy, and the daddy came to school looking for me.”

Charles Alexander

“I was considered a threat to the Virginia school system.”

Charles Alexander

“You do what you have to do and we’ll do what we have to do.”

Charles Alexander

Related Images

Charles Alexander. Newspaper clipping about Lane students protesting the suspension of Alexander and other Black students.
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