Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail

Trail originator Lacy Ward, Sr. (left) and RC&D coordinator, Dave Roberts read stop 26 marker in front of First Baptist Church in Farmville, Virginia

 Longwood University will be the location during National Black History Month where the Old Dominion Resource Council & Development (RC&D) will roll-out a new video titled, Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. Produced by NRCS, the video highlights the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail through interviews with former students who struggled to gain adequate educational facilities.

NRCS Virginia State Conservationist, M. Denise Doetzer (left) poses with Virginia Governor, Mark Warner at the Civil Rights in Education Heritage driving trail opening

The concept behind the self-guided Civil Rights in Education Heritage driving trail is to highlight historical sites in Virginia that symbolize the achievement of educational equality. The 41 markers in more than a dozen rural counties signify events which led to educational equality for women, African Americans, and American Indians.

Visit the NRCS Virginia Web site.

Your contact is Dave Roberts, NRCS Old Dominion RC&D Coordinator, at 434-542-5489, or dave.roberts@va.usda.gov.