Brown vs. Board of Education (1928) The West Virginia Archives and History web site offers detailed information on the state's history, outlines the documents available in the State Archives, and provides assistance in conducting geneal...

Here is a transcript of a 1928 Charleston Gazette article detailing the case and the courts ruling:

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On this day in 1928, three African American residents of Kanawha County WV were refused entry to the Charleston Public Library due to their race. The ensuing court case would go all the way to the WV Supreme Court giving us our own Brown v. BOE over 25 years before the landmark US Supreme Court case

A colorful topographic map of Huntington, WV made in 1957 by the USGS.

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On this day in 1848, Putnam County WV was formed from parts of Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason Counties.

Notable residents include Samuel Simon Gordon, who played baseball in the American Negro Leagues and Minnie Buckingham Harper who became the first black female legislator in the US.

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