Sarah Patton Boyle (1906-1994)

Sarah Patton Boyle (1906-1994)

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Creator:Ritterhouse, Jennifer
Title:Sarah Patton Boyle (1906-1994)
Date:1906-1994
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Biographical entry on Sarah Patton Boyle, white civil rights activists and author of the widely acclaimed autobiography The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition (1962). Boyle advocated immediate desegregation of the state's public schools and universities and worked closely with the NAACP. Includes images, a brief list of suggested readings, and a timeline.

Types:Articles | Black-and-white photographs | Portraits | Posters | Timelines (chronologies)
Subjects:Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906- | Journalists--Virginia--Biography | Women civil rights workers--Virginia--Biography | Virginia
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Contributors:Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Online Publisher:Charlottesville, Va. : Virginia Foundation for the Humanities | 2011
Persistent Link to Item:http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Boyle_Sarah_Patton_1906-1994