Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens
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Title
Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens
Subject
Nickens, Gwendolyn Shawn Tolliver (1947- )
Students - Virginia - Shenandoah County
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn S. Tolliver as a young woman in her graduation cap and gown.
Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time, she was entering the 9th grade.
She graduated from Central High School in 1966.
Her parents were Theodore Robert and Mary Jane (Spinner) Tolliver.
She married James Thurston Nickens in 1978. He was her second husband.
Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time, she was entering the 9th grade.
She graduated from Central High School in 1966.
Her parents were Theodore Robert and Mary Jane (Spinner) Tolliver.
She married James Thurston Nickens in 1978. He was her second husband.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 030710, 031092, 031188, and 031450.
Identifier
030710
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
5x7 Film
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 13, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74026.
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