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A legacy of sports and scholarship

7/7/2022, 6 p.m.
Seven honorees were inducted into the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association’s Hall of Fame on June 24 in Charlottesville.

Seven honorees were inducted into the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association’s Hall of Fame on June 24 in Charlottesville. They are, from left, Claudius “CB” Claiborne (Langston High, Danville, ’65; basketball, baseball); Bridgitte McGee (accepting for Jacob Wyche, Carter Woodson High, Hopewell, ’58; basketball); Paulette Walker Johnson (Peabody High, Petersburg, ’69; softball and cheerleading); Thelma Jefferson (Peabody High, Petersburg, ’67; community activist); James Hollins (Jackson Burley High, Charlottesville, ’65; community activist); and Carlton Earl Anderson (Dunbar High, Lynchburg, ’65; performing arts). Not shown: Dr. Gladys “B” West (Dinwiddie Training School, ’48; distinguished mathematician). The Hall of Fame awards helps preserve the legacy of African-American students and adults who participated in the Virginia Interscholastic Association from 1954 to 1970, and its predecessor, the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic League.