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North Carolina History Digital Textbook Project

We have a story to tell: Native peoples of the Chesapeake region

From the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Photograph of 1943 letter from Walter Plecker.

1943 letter from Virginia state official Walter Plecker to voting registrars, health care workers, school superintendents, and clerks of the court. For a larger version, click on this link: From University of Virginia Library, Special Collections. About the photograph

Study question for primary resource:

What does the language of the letter tell you about Plecker’s viewpoints and the social attitudes of the time?