About Oliver Hill, Sr.
Oliver White Hill, Sr., a Richmond native who practiced law for almost sixty years, fought to combat racism and discrimination. He became Richmond's first African American city councilman in the twentieth century. From 1940 to 1961, Hill led the Virginia legal team of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), including work on the 1954 Brown case that resulted in a ban on legally mandated segregated schools.
The Virginia Historical Society has organized this panel discussion, "Reflections on Oliver Hill," to interpret the life and work of this freedom fighter. |
Program
Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Charles F. Bryan, Jr., President and CEO, VHS
Moderator
• Lauranett L. Lee, Curator of African American History, VHS
Panelist's Remarks
• Governor A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
• Dr. Oliver W. Hill, Jr.,
Professor of Psychology, Virginia State University
• Esther H. Vassar, Commissioner and Chair of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Paul DiPasquale, Sculptor
• Samuel D. Barham, III, Retired School Administrator
• The Honorable Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• Anne Holton, First Lady of Virginia
Audience Questions and Comments
Summary and Closing Remarks
• Charles F. Bryan, Jr., President and CEO, VHS
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Virginia Historical Society Presents a Panel Discussion
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