Edwin Washington Project

EWP 1 1944 Transport

Item

Title

EWP 1 1944 Transport

EWP 1944 Transport

Tag

December, 1944, letter, employment, teachers, County School Board, Middleburg, housing, transportation, students, children, education.

Place

Virginia

Identifier

1000743

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1000743_EWP_1944_Transport.JPG

1000743_EWP_1944_Transport.pdf

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Date Created

2024-01-07

2024-07-22 19:26:59 +0000

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Publisher

Digitized by Edwin Washington Project

Rights

Loudoun County Public Schools

Language

English

Replaces

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extracted text

December 14, 1044

Mr, James H,. Raby

526 x, Partioyx St,
Alexandria, Virginia

Deer iy, Raby,

At the meetiy of the County Sehool Board on December 12 an ordg vas
entered ‘“thorizlgg the employmzng‘ of an additional teacher at Middlburg
golored Schog) gng the payment of & reasonable rental for suitable qrters

T lich cou)g e o 18d, A committe representing the P, T, A, came 4 oar
meeting ang they are trying to mssist us in finding e place in whi ato
CETTY On the wop temporarily, The senses of the school hoard is tht p
g:;dgg‘&‘l’gl oAl be provided for about 180 children around St. Loul snd

€ at iddlebur © thet such a tuildin ~of modern tpe cen
bs brovideq, e : : :

- Sebbdinty phat Wé ¢an find someone for the position at Middleburgit
:tt:.;%gr“m & more desipgple location and 1t should be possible tofind
*

The 8chgg -boa ce : ® t transportation for citain
patrons but CF P08Xd considered the request for transp a1

took no 8ction because the had no facilities with
take cars op this area, y



viged bug fop the school area and as many children in nearby areas were i
sccommodateq gg tye bug co&ld include, Thag has applied uniformly ti yhite
and coloreq ¢hildrens The main difference fe that only four coloped
2chools have peey ¢losed under this conaitig. and many more white schools
have been ¢ O8eds MNany of ghe persons of this County cleimed thet this wes
discrimming 8281nst them in the cese of closing their school, Vs have @
mmber of a gg’both %hite and colored ®hildren are rather .far fyom aChOOLth
rd has adopteq g provision that 2t wi1l assist financlelly wi
he transporgggion in these areas but that 1t shiould be necessary for the
8 YO arpange for the transportation, Ve are meking these péyments by
- WAy of assiatgnce in severael areas to both white and colored patron?
B
Loudgur?fi:“ that 1t 18 gafe for me to assure you thntt;tlhe &
e or the
colorea ehildvery desire t, improve the conditions f





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Item sets

EWP 01 Civil Rights

Media

1000743_EWP_1944_Transport.pdf