In this edition of With Good Reason, hear the story of Sarah Patton “Pattie” Boyle and her transformation from segregationist to ardent desegregationist in mid-20th century Virginia; learn how Black Virginians collectively built their own institutions during the Jim Crow era; meet Camilla Williams, an African American opera singer from Danville, Virginia who died in 2012. Plus, author Andrew Kahrl tells the story of activist Ned Coll and his campaign to open New England’s shoreline to African Americans, while Northern white families fought to preserve segregated resorts.
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