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NWPL: VT Humanities Council, Pamela N. Walker
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n 1962, Virginia Naeve attended her first international peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland. It was there that southern Black activists described the enduring poverty of the rural South and the burgeoning civil rights movement. UVM Professor of African American History Pamela Nicole Walker tells how Naeve returned home to Jamaica, VT to fight for peace and civil rights using mostly pen, paper, and a lot of gumption.
Working with Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Activist and wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Clarie Collins Harvey, Civil Rights Activist from Jackson, Mississippi, Naeve began what became known as “The Box Project.” She wrote letters and sent materials – food, clothing, diapers, and school supplies – to Mississippi Delta families in need. Neighbors joined the effort and the program spread to other communities including Woodstock.
Working with Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Activist and wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Clarie Collins Harvey, Civil Rights Activist from Jackson, Mississippi, Naeve began what became known as “The Box Project.” She wrote letters and sent materials – food, clothing, diapers, and school supplies – to Mississippi Delta families in need. Neighbors joined the effort and the program spread to other communities including Woodstock.