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Richmond College Rat Cap
Dublin Core
Title
Richmond College Rat Cap
Description
This is a "rat cap" that a Richmond College freshmen wore during "rat week." Rat Week was a hazing event for freshman that commonly involved racist imagery and Lost Cause ideology.
Source
Richmond College Rat Cap, 1940, Record Group 34 UA 10-023, University Archives, Virginia Baptist Historical Society.
Date
1942
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
UA34.UA10-023.132-1942.jpg
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Student Contributor
Files
Citation
“Richmond College Rat Cap,” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed March 31, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2872.