Episode 38 - The Story of Prince Edward County Schools and Massive Resistance

In this episode we tell the story of Prince Edward County Schools Massive Resistance to integration which resulted in them closing their schools for five years.

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Prince Edward County Students Walk the Picket Line

Moton High School

Schools Closed Sign

White Students in Prince Edward County

SOURCES

http://www.longwood.edu/staff/perkinskb/soceducr/shamepg2.htm

https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/massive_resistance#start_entry

https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Moton_School_Strike_and_Prince_Edward_County_School_Closings#start_entry

https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/virginia-history-explorer/civil-rights-movement-virginia/massive

https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/massive-resistance.html

https://motonmuseum.org/learn/the-moton-story/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges