Radford University Mascot
Edith Adams Hampton attended Radford University, which was founded in 1910 as an all-women’s school for aspiring teachers. In the 1970s, Radford University adopted its mascot, the “Highlander,” who wears a kilt. This kilt represents the “Scottish-Irish heritage of Southwest Virginia.”
Named Participant List
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)
School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit. The named plaintiff list from the 1947 lawsuit reads "Roberta Garner and Jean Garner infants by Earl. F Garner their father and next friend,"
Earl and Helen Garner had seven children, two sons, Eugene and Howard, and five daughters Elsie, Roberta, Mary, Sadie, and Helen. Roberta, her brother Eugene and father Earl Garner, signed onto the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County
Chicken Feet
Roberta and John Adams raised their children on a farm in Allisonia, where they also raised chickens. Edith Hampton their daughter recounted this memory of her family's farm which is represented on the quilt as chicken feet tracks trailing across the right edge of the quilt square.
Garner & Safewright Descendents
This image depicts several descendants of the Garner and Safewright family, including Kareem Jabbar Patterson, Hesus Hickman, Noah Patterson, Mandela Adams, Ivy Adams, Aubreanna Martin, Kimberly Adams, Skyler Patterson, Ava Edmonds, Zaiden Adams, and Zyler Adams.
Garner and Safewright Descendants
Safewright Women Photo
Blue Collar Worker
In Allisonia, there was an all-Black one-room schoolhouse, the Rich Hill School. Edith Adams Hampton attended this school. She remembers receiving vocational training rather than conventional schooling.
First Baptist Church
Roberta was a member of the First Baptist Church on Magazine Street in Pulaski, which was founded in the 1870s. The church's current site, which still stands, was purchased from the Harmon family in 1967. The First Baptist Church on Magazine Street is a historically Black church that has served the Black community and the larger Pulaski community for generations. The legacy of the First Baptist Church continues to flourish to this day in the Pulaski community.
First Baptist Church, year unknown (courtesy of The Southwest Times)
Kareen Jabar Patterson & Hesus Hickman
These two men are descendants of the Garner Family, carrying on the legacy of their courageous ancestors who participated in the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit.
Ivery Adams Boysaw
Ivery Adams was born on September 9, 1947 to parents Roberta and John Adams in Allisonia. Ivery graduated from Dublin High School in 1965. Ivery had three children Jamille, Milton, and Donald Boysaw. Ivery and her sister Edith worked at Radford Army and Ammunition Plant for several years. Ivery began her work at the plant in 1980 serving until her tragic death on the job in 1991. After a “regular procedure” involving Ivery and her coworker Mary Duncan, “unloading ether from a rail car to a storage tank.” The two were found by other RAAP employees “overcome by ether vapors” and were taken to the hospital where doctors declared their passings.
Garner Family
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Radford University Mascot
Edith Adams Hampton attended Radford University, which was founded in 1910 as an all-women’s school for aspiring teachers. In the 1970s, Radford University adopted its mascot, the “Highlander,” who wears a kilt. This kilt represents the “Scottish-Irish heritage of Southwest Virginia.”
Named Participant List
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)
School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit. The named plaintiff list from the 1947 lawsuit reads "Roberta Garner and Jean Garner infants by Earl. F Garner their father and next friend,"
Earl and Helen Garner had seven children, two sons, Eugene and Howard, and five daughters Elsie, Roberta, Mary, Sadie, and Helen. Roberta, her brother Eugene and father Earl Garner, signed onto the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County
Chicken Feet
Roberta and John Adams raised their children on a farm in Allisonia, where they also raised chickens. Edith Hampton their daughter recounted this memory of her family's farm which is represented on the quilt as chicken feet tracks trailing across the right edge of the quilt square.
Garner & Safewright Descendents
This image depicts several descendants of the Garner and Safewright family, including Kareem Jabbar Patterson, Hesus Hickman, Noah Patterson, Mandela Adams, Ivy Adams, Aubreanna Martin, Kimberly Adams, Skyler Patterson, Ava Edmonds, Zaiden Adams, and Zyler Adams.
Garner and Safewright Descendants
Safewright Women Photo
Blue Collar Worker
In Allisonia, there was an all-Black one-room schoolhouse, the Rich Hill School. Edith Adams Hampton attended this school. She remembers receiving vocational training rather than conventional schooling.
First Baptist Church
Roberta was a member of the First Baptist Church on Magazine Street in Pulaski, which was founded in the 1870s. The church's current site, which still stands, was purchased from the Harmon family in 1967. The First Baptist Church on Magazine Street is a historically Black church that has served the Black community and the larger Pulaski community for generations. The legacy of the First Baptist Church continues to flourish to this day in the Pulaski community.
First Baptist Church, year unknown (courtesy of The Southwest Times)
Kareen Jabar Patterson & Hesus Hickman
These two men are descendants of the Garner Family, carrying on the legacy of their courageous ancestors who participated in the 1947 Corbin et al. v. County School Board of Pulaski County, VA. et al. lawsuit.
Ivery Adams Boysaw
Ivery Adams was born on September 9, 1947 to parents Roberta and John Adams in Allisonia. Ivery graduated from Dublin High School in 1965. Ivery had three children Jamille, Milton, and Donald Boysaw. Ivery and her sister Edith worked at Radford Army and Ammunition Plant for several years. Ivery began her work at the plant in 1980 serving until her tragic death on the job in 1991. After a “regular procedure” involving Ivery and her coworker Mary Duncan, “unloading ether from a rail car to a storage tank.” The two were found by other RAAP employees “overcome by ether vapors” and were taken to the hospital where doctors declared their passings.