Six members of the first integrated class at Brunswick High School, from left, Queen Marks Birchette, Carolyn Burwell-Tolbert, Elvertha Cox Gillis, Sandra Goldman Jackson, Marvin Jones Sr. and Florence Stith-Jackson, spoke about their experiences at the Library of Virginia.
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Surviving Brunswick 15 share stories of courage, struggle
Marvin Curtis Jones Sr. remembers hitchhiking from his family’s farm to Brunswick High School in Lawrenceville every morning during his senior year. He avoided riding the school bus that stopped near his home because he didn’t want to endure racial slurs from white students.
