Study Seeks to Document the History of National Park Segregation and its Lasting Effects (WVTF)
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Devlin Interviewed about National Parks Segregation Study on WVTF
Assistant Professor of History and American Studies Erin Devlin was interviewed by WVTF 88.3 Radio IQ about her study on segregation in Virginia’s national parks, commissioned by the National Park Service with the Organization of American Historians:She’s poured over planning documents, blueprints, and maps in the hopes of understanding how segregation was implemented at the […]
Devlin Comments on Segregation in Shenandoah National Park in Outside Online
Erin Devlin, assistant professor of history and American studies, was interviewed in an article on OutsideOnline.com entitled “Shenandoah National Park Is Confronting Its History.” She discussed her research into sites in national parks in Virginia that were associated with segregation during the first half of the 20th century.“‘Basically, the park was segregated on an ad hoc […]
UMW Invites Community on Freedom Rides Bus Tour, Oct. 12-15
Will you get on the bus?The University of Mary Washington is inviting members of the Fredericksburg community to join students on a trip of a lifetime. The Freedom Rides Tour – set to take place Saturday, Oct. 12, through Tuesday, Oct. 15 – traces the route of the history-changing 1960s bus rides across the American […]
Honor James Farmer and Follow the Freedom Rides with UMW
UMW faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and neighbors are invited to join our students as they celebrate the legacy of Dr. James L. Farmer, Jr., on the Freedom Rides Tour, a social justice trip commemorating Farmer’s signature movement to enforce the desegregation of interstate travel.The alumni/community bus will caravan with the student bus and follow the […]