Context
In the summer of 1963, violence erupted in Danville, Virginia, as Danville policemen led by police chief Eugene G. McCain aggressively arrested and dispersed protestors during a series of civil rights demonstrations led by local and national black leaders. ln this recording, defense attorney Ruth L. Harvey (1924–1996) questioned forty-six-year-old Paul Price, who testified that a police officer beat him with a nightstick as he walked away from a demonstration on June 13.
Audio Clip
Citation: Danville (Virginia) Corporation Court, 1963 Civil Rights Case Files, 1963–1973, Accession 38099, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Audio Clip
Citation: Danville (Virginia) Corporation Court, 1963 Civil Rights Case Files, 1963–1973, Accession 38099, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Standards
VS.1, VS.9, USII.1, USII.8, VUS.1, VUS.13, VUS.14
Suggested Questions
Current Connections: How might this event have been documented differently if it had happened today?
In Their Shoes: Write a journal entry about how you would have felt if you had been a protester at this event.
In Their Shoes: Write a journal entry about how you would have felt if you had been a protester at this event.