Joeseph Trueheart Sr.
Joseph Trueheart Sr. worked at Volvo Corporation for 25 years. Joseph Lewis Trueheart Sr. was born in 1938 to parents Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. Joseph graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1960, alongside his brother George. In 1966, Joseph married Rosa Miller of Barren Springs and the couple had two children. Joseph Jr. and Clarence Trueheart. Joseph Sr. passed away in July of 2017. The quilt, featuring a truck, symbolizes this long tenure at the company.
A photo of Joseph Sr. with his son, Joseph Lewis Trueheart Jr., and wife Rosa is included.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
George Trueheart Church Service Article
An article showcasing George with other church members from First Baptist Church highlights his dedication. The Black church has served as both a spiritual haven and a civic cornerstone of Black Americans' lives. The Black church and spirituality inspired and carried out many social movements, such as Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion, the Abolitionist work of Frederick Douglass, and the efforts of many Christian political leaders during the 1960s. In addition, the Black church provides a space for community, culture, and the cultivation of the arts. From choirs to prose and poetry, the Black church was one of the first spaces in African American culture to aid and promote the growth of Black American culture.
"The Usher Board of the First Baptist Church, 220 Magazine Street, Pulaski, will celebrate its anniversity on Saturday." (Accessed throught Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, March 14, 1997)
Irvin Trueheart’s Death Certificate and Registration Card
Irvin’s occupation as a day laborer is noted on his death certificate. The family records also include a registration card with Irvin’s signature. The U.S.A. enacted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 on September 16. It was the first peacetime draft in United States history. Those selected were required to serve a minimum of one year in the armed forces. When the United States entered World War II, the draft continued until the end of the war. By 1945, around 50 million men had been registered for the draft, and 10 million had been conscripted into the military.
Irvin Trueheart's Registration Card Accessed through Ancestry.com
Irvin Trueheart's Death Certificate Acessed through Ancestry.com
Billy Truehart Sr.
Billy Trueheart was recognized for his gardening skills in the local paper. African Americans have a long history with gardening, stemming from tradition and necessity. Enslaved African Americans not only tended to the crops of their enslavers but also produced sustenance gardens to supplement their meager rations. Black gardening continued past Emancipation and into the Jim Crow era as both a means of living (sharecropping) and a way of feeding their community. Because Black Americans had limited access to healthcare and healthy food, they sought to provide these services through gardening instead. Man y Black Americans cultivated edible and medicinal plants for their families and communities.
"Billy B. Trueheart of 236 Main Street, Dublin, is pictured here with a 2.2-pound tomato. According to Trueheart, he grew the tomato in his wife's flower bed and was pleasantly surprised at how big it got."
Billy Trueheart, 2004 (courtesy of Jo Beth Wampler of The Southwest Times)
25 Years of Service at Hercules/Radford Arsenal
Garland was honored for his perfect attendance at his work at Hercules, now Radford Arsenal. Hercules is a gunpowder company and the operating contractor for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP), a government-owned, contractor-operated facility. Hercules Inc. was the contractor responsible for building the RAAP facility, which included 870 buildings by the end of World War II.
Accessed through Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, 1987
Irvin Watson Trueheart
Irvin Watson Trueheart was born on April 15, 1910 to parents Emma Miller and David Trueheart in Pulaski, Virginia. In 1935, Irvin married Pauline Hall and the couple had six children, Billy, Garland, Joseph, George, Thomas, and Eva Dora Truheart. Irvin Watson Trueheart singed on Nellie Truehart, Garland Truehart, Joseph Truehart, and George Trueheart onto the Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. case. Signing on three of his six children along with another family relative onto this court case, Irvin Trueheart was committed to his children's and other family's education by including their names in this lawsuit.
Construction & Laborer Imagery
Includes images of a laborer with a hat, screws, and a man holding a wrench, symbolizing the family’s work in construction, day labor, and factory jobs in Draper. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Americans made historic gains in employment opportunities in integrated workspaces. These included high-paying blue-collar jobs, which offered workers middle-class wages, stable employment, and health benefits. They also gave Black Americans access to unionized operations and skilled craft jobs. By around the end of the 1970s, Black Americans experienced upward mobility through manual labor jobs.
Garland Trueheart
Garland Watson Trueheart was born on March 27, 1934 to Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. In 1962 Garland married Josephine Brown of Greenville, TN. Garland, like many of his brothers, worked at the “arsenal” for several years. He loved to sing and was a part of the UMC Gospel Singers in community with his family.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
Garland was known for his passion for gardening, in 1999 The Southwest Times writing that he “takes pride in his green thumb.” Posed proudly next to his ferms displayed on his front porch in the photo taken for the Southwest Times article, Garland shows off his gardening hobby to the rest of the Pulaski County community. Garland passed away in October of 2010.
Accessed Through Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, September 2, 1999.
Construction & Laborer Imagery
Includes images of a laborer with a hat, screws, and a man holding a wrench, symbolizing the family’s work in construction, day labor, and factory jobs in Draper. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Americans made historic gains in employment opportunities in integrated workspaces. These included high-paying blue-collar jobs, which offered workers middle-class wages, stable employment, and health benefits. They also gave Black Americans access to unionized operations and skilled craft jobs. By around the end of the 1970s, Black Americans experienced upward mobility through manual labor jobs.
Joseph Trueheart Sr. worked at Volvo Corporation for 25 years. The quilt, featuring a truck, symbolizes this long tenure at the company. Black Americans have a long history with the auto industry. Due to its reputation as a prime car production center, one of the most important cities for Black Americans to migrate to was Detroit. However, in 1940, only three percent of the auto industry workforce was Black with most Black workers being overqualified for the positions they held. Discrimination against Black workers caused auto manufacturers to be picky and only select the most qualified African Americans from the job pool. The activism of the 1960s led to more auto jobs for Black Americans, mostly in plants located in major cities. The Trade Union Leadership Council, a reform organization led by African Americans, pushed for the expansion of Black Americans into higher-paying auto industry jobs.
Joeseph Trueheart Sr's Work for Volvo.
Thomas Trueheart's Work at Xaloy
Thomas was recognized for his dedication at Xaloy, Inc., one of the few employees celebrated for five years of service. Xaloy is a world-leading company that designs and produces “bimetallic plasticizing equipment.” The company was founded in 1929 and is the inventor of bimetallic castings.
Accessed through Virginia Chronical, Southwest Times, Volume 71, Number 277, 1 December 1974
Hard Work Symbolized
The middle section of the quilt visually represents the shared trades and connections that bind the Trueheart family. An overarching theme between all the members of the Trueheart family is their hard work and commitment to their families and communities. Many members of the Trueheart family have been recognized for their years of commitment to their place of work, along with being recognized for their presence within their communities. Whether that was though the church, gospel and singing groups, or local gardening organizations and competitions, the Trueheart family made a lasting impact on the Pulaski and Draper communities of Virginia.
Named Participant List
Click Here to Watch
The original transcript from the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit is pictured here and reads: "Nellie Truehart, Garland Truehart, Joseph Truehart and George Trueheart, infants, by Irving Truehart, their father and next friend,"
Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. Plaintiff List (courtesy of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia Roanoke Division)
Billy Truehart Sr.
Billy Bishop Trueheart was born on June 11, 1931 to parents Irvin and Pauline Treheart. In his adulthood, Billy Worked at the Arsenal, attended church at the Slaughter’s Chapel United Methodist Church, and sang with the UMC’s Gospel Singers. Billy had four children, Billy Jr., Brenda, Claudine, and Michael Trueheart. Billy passed away in June of 2008.
Billy Trueheart, 2004 (courtesy of Jo Beth Wampler of The Southwest Times)
Thomas Trueheart
Thomas Trueheart was born on April 11, 1942 to parents Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. Thomas attended both Calfee Training School and Christiansburg Institute, graduating in 1962. Thomas worked for Xaloy Inc. for 31 years and was recognized for his service in his early years with the company. Thomas married Waxanna Trueheart and the couple had two daughters Arnita Harper and Stephanie Poindexter. In February of 2001, Thomas passed away.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
Irvin Trueheart’s Death Certificate and Registration Card
Irvin’s occupation as a day laborer is noted on his death certificate. The family records also include a registration card with Irvin’s signature. The U.S.A. enacted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 on September 16. It was the first peacetime draft in United States history. Those selected were required to serve a minimum of one year in the armed forces. When the United States entered World War II, the draft continued until the end of the war. By 1945, around 50 million men had been registered for the draft, and 10 million had been conscripted into the military. (Source: The National WWII Museum)
Irvin Trueheart's Registration Card
Irvin Trueheart's Death Certificate
George Trueheart
George Leondus Trueheart was born in 1938 to parents Irvin Pauline Trueheart. In 1960, George graduated from Christiansburg Institute alongside his brother Joseph. In 1978, George married Chanie Hunter Finley. In 1991, The Southwest Times reported on George’s involvement in the Pulaski County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as their Program Chairman demonstrating his commitment to advancing social justice. At the time, the Pulaski County Chapter of the NAACP had 150 members under the leadership of its Chapter President George Penn. The Pulaski County Chapter of the NAACP was started by Dr. P.C. Corbin, who with the help of Commonwealth of Virginia’s NAACP attorneys filed the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit which the Trueheart family and twenty-four other families participated in.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
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Joeseph Trueheart Sr.
Joseph Trueheart Sr. worked at Volvo Corporation for 25 years. Joseph Lewis Trueheart Sr. was born in 1938 to parents Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. Joseph graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1960, alongside his brother George. In 1966, Joseph married Rosa Miller of Barren Springs and the couple had two children. Joseph Jr. and Clarence Trueheart. Joseph Sr. passed away in July of 2017. The quilt, featuring a truck, symbolizes this long tenure at the company.
A photo of Joseph Sr. with his son, Joseph Lewis Trueheart Jr., and wife Rosa is included. Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
George Trueheart Church Service Article
An article showcasing George with other church members from First Baptist Church highlights his dedication. The Black church has served as both a spiritual haven and a civic cornerstone of Black Americans' lives. The Black church and spirituality inspired and carried out many social movements, such as Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion, the Abolitionist work of Frederick Douglass, and the efforts of many Christian political leaders during the 1960s. In addition, the Black church provides a space for community, culture, and the cultivation of the arts. From choirs to prose and poetry, the Black church was one of the first spaces in African American culture to aid and promote the growth of Black American culture.
"The Usher Board of the First Baptist Church, 220 Magazine Street, Pulaski, will celebrate its anniversity on Saturday." (Accessed throught Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, March 14, 1997)
Irvin Trueheart’s Death Certificate and Registration Card
Irvin’s occupation as a day laborer is noted on his death certificate. The family records also include a registration card with Irvin’s signature. The U.S.A. enacted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 on September 16. It was the first peacetime draft in United States history. Those selected were required to serve a minimum of one year in the armed forces. When the United States entered World War II, the draft continued until the end of the war. By 1945, around 50 million men had been registered for the draft, and 10 million had been conscripted into the military.
Irvin Trueheart's Registration Card Accessed through Ancestry.com
Irvin Trueheart's Death Certificate Acessed through Ancestry.com
Billy Truehart Sr.
Billy Trueheart was recognized for his gardening skills in the local paper. African Americans have a long history with gardening, stemming from tradition and necessity. Enslaved African Americans not only tended to the crops of their enslavers but also produced sustenance gardens to supplement their meager rations. Black gardening continued past Emancipation and into the Jim Crow era as both a means of living (sharecropping) and a way of feeding their community. Because Black Americans had limited access to healthcare and healthy food, they sought to provide these services through gardening instead. Man y Black Americans cultivated edible and medicinal plants for their families and communities.
"Billy B. Trueheart of 236 Main Street, Dublin, is pictured here with a 2.2-pound tomato. According to Trueheart, he grew the tomato in his wife's flower bed and was pleasantly surprised at how big it got."
Billy Trueheart, 2004 (courtesy of Jo Beth Wampler of The Southwest Times)
25 Years of Service at Hercules/Radford Arsenal
Garland was honored for his perfect attendance at his work at Hercules, now Radford Arsenal. Hercules is a gunpowder company and the operating contractor for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP), a government-owned, contractor-operated facility. Hercules Inc. was the contractor responsible for building the RAAP facility, which included 870 buildings by the end of World War II.
Accessed through Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, 1987
Irvin Watson Trueheart
Irvin Watson Trueheart was born on April 15, 1910 to parents Emma Miller and David Trueheart in Pulaski, Virginia. In 1935, Irvin married Pauline Hall and the couple had six children, Billy, Garland, Joseph, George, Thomas, and Eva Dora Truheart. Irvin Watson Trueheart singed on Nellie Truehart, Garland Truehart, Joseph Truehart, and George Trueheart onto the Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. case. Signing on three of his six children along with another family relative onto this court case, Irvin Trueheart was committed to his children's and other family's education by including their names in this lawsuit.
Construction & Laborer Imagery
Includes images of a laborer with a hat, screws, and a man holding a wrench, symbolizing the family’s work in construction, day labor, and factory jobs in Draper. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Americans made historic gains in employment opportunities in integrated workspaces. These included high-paying blue-collar jobs, which offered workers middle-class wages, stable employment, and health benefits. They also gave Black Americans access to unionized operations and skilled craft jobs. By around the end of the 1970s, Black Americans experienced upward mobility through manual labor jobs.
Garland Trueheart
Garland Watson Trueheart was born on March 27, 1934 to Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. In 1962 Garland married Josephine Brown of Greenville, TN. Garland, like many of his brothers, worked at the “arsenal” for several years. He loved to sing and was a part of the UMC Gospel Singers in community with his family.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
Garland was known for his passion for gardening, in 1999 The Southwest Times writing that he “takes pride in his green thumb.” Posed proudly next to his ferms displayed on his front porch in the photo taken for the Southwest Times article, Garland shows off his gardening hobby to the rest of the Pulaski County community. Garland passed away in October of 2010.
Accessed Through Virginia Chronicle, The Southwest Times, September 2, 1999.
Construction & Laborer Imagery
Includes images of a laborer with a hat, screws, and a man holding a wrench, symbolizing the family’s work in construction, day labor, and factory jobs in Draper. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Americans made historic gains in employment opportunities in integrated workspaces. These included high-paying blue-collar jobs, which offered workers middle-class wages, stable employment, and health benefits. They also gave Black Americans access to unionized operations and skilled craft jobs. By around the end of the 1970s, Black Americans experienced upward mobility through manual labor jobs.
Joseph Trueheart Sr. worked at Volvo Corporation for 25 years. The quilt, featuring a truck, symbolizes this long tenure at the company. Black Americans have a long history with the auto industry. Due to its reputation as a prime car production center, one of the most important cities for Black Americans to migrate to was Detroit. However, in 1940, only three percent of the auto industry workforce was Black with most Black workers being overqualified for the positions they held. Discrimination against Black workers caused auto manufacturers to be picky and only select the most qualified African Americans from the job pool. The activism of the 1960s led to more auto jobs for Black Americans, mostly in plants located in major cities. The Trade Union Leadership Council, a reform organization led by African Americans, pushed for the expansion of Black Americans into higher-paying auto industry jobs.
Joeseph Trueheart Sr's Work for Volvo.
Thomas Trueheart's Work at Xaloy
Thomas was recognized for his dedication at Xaloy, Inc., one of the few employees celebrated for five years of service. Xaloy is a world-leading company that designs and produces “bimetallic plasticizing equipment.” The company was founded in 1929 and is the inventor of bimetallic castings.
Accessed through Virginia Chronical, Southwest Times, Volume 71, Number 277, 1 December 1974
Hard Work Symbolized
The middle section of the quilt visually represents the shared trades and connections that bind the Trueheart family. An overarching theme between all the members of the Trueheart family is their hard work and commitment to their families and communities. Many members of the Trueheart family have been recognized for their years of commitment to their place of work, along with being recognized for their presence within their communities. Whether that was though the church, gospel and singing groups, or local gardening organizations and competitions, the Trueheart family made a lasting impact on the Pulaski and Draper communities of Virginia.
Named Participant List
Click Here to Watch
The original transcript from the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit is pictured here and reads: "Nellie Truehart, Garland Truehart, Joseph Truehart and George Trueheart, infants, by Irving Truehart, their father and next friend,"
Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. Plaintiff List (courtesy of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia Roanoke Division)
Billy Truehart Sr.
Billy Bishop Trueheart was born on June 11, 1931 to parents Irvin and Pauline Treheart. In his adulthood, Billy Worked at the Arsenal, attended church at the Slaughter’s Chapel United Methodist Church, and sang with the UMC’s Gospel Singers. Billy had four children, Billy Jr., Brenda, Claudine, and Michael Trueheart. Billy passed away in June of 2008.
Billy Trueheart, 2004 (courtesy of Jo Beth Wampler of The Southwest Times)
Thomas Trueheart
Thomas Trueheart was born on April 11, 1942 to parents Irvin and Pauline Trueheart. Thomas attended both Calfee Training School and Christiansburg Institute, graduating in 1962. Thomas worked for Xaloy Inc. for 31 years and was recognized for his service in his early years with the company. Thomas married Waxanna Trueheart and the couple had two daughters Arnita Harper and Stephanie Poindexter. In February of 2001, Thomas passed away.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family
Irvin Trueheart’s Death Certificate and Registration Card
Irvin’s occupation as a day laborer is noted on his death certificate. The family records also include a registration card with Irvin’s signature. The U.S.A. enacted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 on September 16. It was the first peacetime draft in United States history. Those selected were required to serve a minimum of one year in the armed forces. When the United States entered World War II, the draft continued until the end of the war. By 1945, around 50 million men had been registered for the draft, and 10 million had been conscripted into the military. (Source: The National WWII Museum)
Irvin Trueheart's Registration Card
Irvin Trueheart's Death Certificate
George Trueheart
George Leondus Trueheart was born in 1938 to parents Irvin Pauline Trueheart. In 1960, George graduated from Christiansburg Institute alongside his brother Joseph. In 1978, George married Chanie Hunter Finley. In 1991, The Southwest Times reported on George’s involvement in the Pulaski County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as their Program Chairman demonstrating his commitment to advancing social justice. At the time, the Pulaski County Chapter of the NAACP had 150 members under the leadership of its Chapter President George Penn. The Pulaski County Chapter of the NAACP was started by Dr. P.C. Corbin, who with the help of Commonwealth of Virginia’s NAACP attorneys filed the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit which the Trueheart family and twenty-four other families participated in.
Courtesy of the Trueheart Family