VIA group holds organizing session in Chesapeake
Fred Jeter | 8/11/2015, 11:09 a.m.
The Virginia Interscholastic Heritage Association will hold its next organizational meeting Saturday, Aug. 15, in Chesapeake.
Activities will be from noon to 2 p.m. at The Cottages at Great Bridge, 624 Bette’s Way.
The organization’s mission is to honor the history of the Virginia Interscholastic Association, which oversaw extracurricular and sports activities of Virginia’s black high schools from 1954 to 1970 during public school segregation.
Maggie L. Walker and Armstrong high schools in Richmond, Virginia Randolph in Henrico and G.W. Carver in Chesterfield were among the VIA high schools.
The VIHA’s chairman is James Hollins of Charlottesville.
The meeting is open to interested people and their guests. For more information, go to www.viaheritage.com.
