The Negro in Virginia
Title
The Negro in Virginia
Description
A planned study completed for the WPA by the Federal Writer’s Program. African American staff of the Writer’s Program interviewed @300 once enslaved from Virginia to tell the “story of the Negro” from the African American point of view. Using the interviews and factual research, their writing describes “Negro” life in Virginia from Jamestown.The book was recognized as a Book of the Month club in 1940.
Source
FCPL 305.396.W
Online version VCU Libraries: https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/issues/discrimination/negro-virginia-1940/
Online version VCU Libraries: https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/issues/discrimination/negro-virginia-1940/
Collection
Citation
“The Negro in Virginia,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/290.