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The Web 1953 "Lambda Chi Alpha"
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Title
The Web 1953 "Lambda Chi Alpha"
Subject
Description
These pages are from the 1953 University of Richmond yearbook, The Web. It contains information about the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. The page discusses the achievements of the Alpha Chi Chapter, which is the chapter name at the University of Richmond. The men in the fraternity placed third in "Greek Week," placed first in the PDK Carnival, and placed second in the track meet. The page also discusses the social season with numerous parties that were attended by the Lambda Chis as well as their athletic achievements, specifically in football. All the members pictured are white men. The picture on the bottom right features students on blackface. Blackface performances were a form of entertainment based on racist stereotypes with imitations of black music and jokes about black dialect. In the lower left corner of the yearbook page, the Richmond mascot, a spider in a Confederate uniform, is illustrated.
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society, The Web (1953): 176.
Publisher
The Web, University of Richmond
Date
1953
Relation
Language
English
Type
Identifier
Web.176-1953.pdf
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
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Citation
“The Web 1953 "Lambda Chi Alpha",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed February 6, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/312.