Dates: 2013

Collection Number: MS 757

Physical Location: Archive Room File Cabinet

Extent: 1 item.

Creators/Collectors: Alex-Zan, Charles E. Alexander

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

User Restrictions: No restrictions.

Preferred Citation: The Skin is just the cover: Mr. Alex-Zan's story, MS 757, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information: Unknown.

Biographical/Historical Information: Charles E. Alexander, known as "Alex-Zan," was one of the Charlottesville 12, the group of Black children who desegregated Charlottesville's all-white schools.

Scope and Content: Includes promotional flyer for the book.

Persons: Alex-Zan, Charles E. Alexander.

Subjects:

  • African Americans--Education--Virginia--Charlottesville--History
  • Segregation in education--Virginia--Charlottesville--History

Record Types: Book