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Charlottesville City Council (1952-1954)

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The two-year term of the Charlottesville City Council (1952-1954) ran from September 1, 1952 to August 31, 1954. The 1952 election resulted in three new members to the council; R. M. Davis (D) replaced Strother F. Hamm; S. Dexter Forbes (D) replaced Henry A. Haden (D); and Sol B. Weinberg (D) replaced James M. Barr III (IR). The two members of the council whose terms did not expire this year were Dr. William R. Hill (D) and Gus. K. Tebell (D). City Manager was [[]] and Secretary [[]]

Budget

  • Charlottesville’s fiscal year began September 1, 1952 and ended August 31, 1953.

1952 Democratic primary

The election of Sol. B. Weinberg, R. M. (Jack) Davis, and S. Dexter Forbes was easy victories in the April 1, 1952 four-way race for three Democratic City Council nominations. George E. Hardy polled last.

1952 election

Charlottesville voters elected the first all-Democratic council in four years, beating down the candidacy of Republican Thomas H. Wyllie. The newly elected Councilmen won Democratic nomination in the April 1, 1952 primary, defeating George E. Hardy. [1]

Organizational meeting

September 1, 1952

William R. Hill, previously serving as vice-mayor, was elected President of the Council (mayor) for the next two years. New member Sol B. Weinberg was chosen as vice-mayor.

Regular meetings

Regular council meetings started at 3 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month to 7:20 p.m. on the same dates.

School Board

Prior to 1995, Virginia school board members were appointed by the City Council.

Issues

1954: Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation of children in public schools is unconstitutional. After Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Virginia Governor Harry Byrd immediately called for “Massive Resistance,” The laws were intended, in Byrd’s words, “to prevent even a single Negro child from attending public schools.” 1955: Families of black students in Charlottesville apply for transfer to white schools and are denied. 1956: Black families sue the Charlottesville School Board for access to white schools, and the U.S. District Court orders Charlottesville to integrate Venable Elementary and Lane High School. In 1958, courts mandated that white-only schools in nine Virginia areas — including the town of Charlottesville — admit black students. Rather than comply and allow the black students, the public schools in Charlottesville and elsewhere in Virginia closed.

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