Rural Virginia: A Microcosm

In the rural South whites and Negroes are friendly but segregated neighbors; and their way of life cannot be changed by law without bloodshed

Richard Whalen graduated a few years ago from Queens College in New York City. He took a job as editorial assistant with the Richmond News Leader. On arriving in Virginia, he writes, his preconceptions were wholly those one would expect of a graduate of a typical Northern college. Personal observations of life in Virginia have led him to modify his views, as follows . . .

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In the rural South whites and Negroes are friendly but segregated neighbors; and their way of life cannot be changed by law without bloodshed

Richard Whalen graduated a few years ago from Queens College in New York City. He took a job as editorial assistant with the Richmond News Leader. On arriving in Virginia, he writes, his preconceptions were wholly those one would expect of a graduate of a typical Northern college. Personal observations of life in Virginia have led him to modify his views, as follows . . .