For the first time, over 85 hours of audio recordings and numerous court documents from the Danville civil rights movement of 1963 are now accessible online. These materials chronicle the trials and sentencing of nearly 250 defendants, predominantly Black individuals, following the protests.
The audio recordings, previously stored in the Danville courthouse, were rediscovered in the 1990s. Initially preserved on Dictabelts and paper, they were transferred to CDs and microfilm reels. However, accessing this information still required in-person visits to the Danville Circuit Courthouse or the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
