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Title
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Letter from E.B. Henderson to W.E.B. Du Bois, January 20, 1915.
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Repository
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Mary Riley Styles Public Library - Falls Church History Room
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Date Created
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1/20/1915
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Creator
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Edwin Bancroft (E.B.) Henderson
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Recipient
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Description
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This letter from E.B. Henderson to W.E.B. Dubois is a call for aid from Henderson to seek assistance from the NAACP in regards to fighting the segregation ordinanced for Falls Church passed in early January 1915. Henderson asks for any records as to whether the law would stand in court or if others are fighting a similar law in other states.
One interesting thing to note is that Henderson states that white people in Falls Church were also "expressing themselves as out of accord with such legislation." This research could not find examples of this, requiring deeper inquiry.
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Research Themes
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Tinner Hill
Falls Church
Falls Church Town Council
CCPL
NAACP
E.B. Henderson
W.E.B. Du Bois
Segregation Ordinance of 1915
Black Organizing
Displacement
Slow Violence
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Type
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Letter
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Researcher Name
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Jacob
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Bibliographic Citation
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Henderson, Edwin Bancroft (E.B.). “Letter from E.B. Henderson to W.E.B. Du Bois,” January 20, 1915. Falls Church History Room. Mary Riley Styles Public Library.
Laws of the Town of Falls Church
