National Historical Context

The Charlottesville Reflector ran for only two years, 1933-1935. However, this two year span sliced through a period of United States history remarkably full of volatile events, issues, and circumstances. Therefore, it is important for readers of The Reflector to place its significance within the larger realm of national events occurring at the time. These events impacted every citizen, influencing their opinions and actions. Nowhere is this influence more apparent in Charlottesville than in the outspoken opinions voiced by editor T.J. Sellers through his reporting of events in countless Reflector articles.

(This is the title of an article from Issue No.35 of The Reflector--April 7, 1934.)

(This is the title of an article from Issue No. 38 of The Reflector--April 28, 1934.)

Above are titles of two articles from The Reflector that show how the paper fit into the broader African-American scene during the Jim Crow era.

[The Broader picture of 1934] [Anti-Lynching Efforts] [Double-Consciousness] [New Deal Politics for African-Americans]

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