Vowed to Justice: The Story of Elliot and Rosel Schewel

Name: Vowed to Justice: The Story of Elliot and Rosel Schewel
Start: 2025-02-12T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall

Schedule

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Sydnor Performance Hall | Lynchburg, VA

Presented by Dr. Paula Youra
The lives of Elliot and Rosel Schewel were woven together generations before they met. For more than a century, they and their family have uniquely contributed to the political and social fabric of America and the civic construct of Central Virginia through religion, politics, and service. The Schewels were the quintessential husband and wife team. The trajectory of their combined and individual lives seems always on course. At the same time, the road to their success as public advocates for fairness and justice for all takes several interesting turns. Living in Lynchburg offered its own sets of challenges. Mrs. Schewel found herself an outcast for voicing opposition to segregation and supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. At the same time, Senator Schewel wrestled with the political will of the Moral Majority and The Reverend Jerry Falwell himself.