Papers of John Segar Gravatt, 1941-1999.

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Papers of John Segar Gravatt, 1941-1999.

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Gravatt's papers consist primarily of material focusing on the struggle over the desegregation of Virginia schools, 1959-1962, and his role as counsel for the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County, Va., when the decision was made to close the county's schools. The papers include correspondence; clippings; reports; newsletters and form letters; a photograph of Gravatt; a copy of a legal brief "Griffen v. County School Board of Prince Edward County"; an article about integration leader L. Francis Griffin; and topical files about desegration, Civil Rights bills, the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, 1956, and the Defenders Policy Committee.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7666939

University of Virginia. Library

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Griffin, Paul Francis.

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Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1956)

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Gravatt, John Segar, d. 1983,

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University of Virginia alumnus, member of the Board of Visitors, Prince Edward County, Va., lawyer. From the description of Papers of John Segar Gravatt, 1941-1999. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53311405 ...

Defenders Policy Committee.

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