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CANCELED: In the Driver's Seat: How One Family Transported Black Students in 1930's Hanover
This event has been canceled.
In the early 1930s, Hanover County did not fund school transportation for Black students; as a result, Black children in Hanover were expected to walk up to five miles away to attend school. Tired of this inequity, local farmer Lucian Hunter purchased a school bus for $50 and enlisted his three sons as bus drivers, helping Black students across Hanover County more easily gain education access. Celebrate Black History Month by joining us for a talk with Patricia Hunter-Jordan, Lucian's granddaughter and President of the Hanover NAACP, as she discusses her family's legacy.
This program is offered as part of the library's commemoration of Black History Month. View additional programs in this series.
- Date:
- Thu Feb 6th 2025
- Time:
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Library:
- Libbie Mill Area Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Lectures & Talks