WHSV Covers History of Lynching in Virginia Project

Description

Working Group Holds Public Hearing To Discuss Racial Terror In Harrisonburg WHSV TV3 (Harrisonburg) In 2019, the Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution acknowledging, with profound regret, the existence and acceptance of lynching within the commonwealth. To further this project, Gianluca De Fazio, an assistant professor at JMU, created a digital archive called “Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia,” which documents the stories of each of the 104 lynching victims between 1866 and 1932.

Web Presence

https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Working-group-holds-public-hearing-to-discuss-racial-terror-in-Harrisonburg-560531891.html

Involvement

Involves Faculty, Involves Participants External to JMU

Scope

Harrisonburg/Local/VA

Date

2019

Frequency

Ongoing (Currently in existence, year round)

Primary Focus of Program

Cultural Institutions and Programs

End Date

9-17-2019

Areas of Engagement

Community Engagement

Format

Event

On/Off campus

Off campus