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About 1,600 Enrolled 'Parlor Schools' on UpswingPhoto of a "parlor school" from a 1958
The Virginian-Pilot article.
Governor J. Lindsay Almond responds to the court rulings that the Massive resistance laws are unconstitutional, January 20, 1959 (3:10)
Order by Judge Hoffman that no action be taken with respect to plaintiffs motion filed on May 12, 1958.Judge Hoffman orders that all applications from Negro children for transfer must be acted upon with "all reasonable dispatch"
From Library of Virginia collection "Radio in Virginia" https://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/radio/audio/Lester_Banks(clip).mp3
Virginians! (Flier from the State Referendum Information Center)Political flier advocating for Virginia voters to vote for a special state convention in order to preserve segregation and the public school system.
Northside Teacher Excorts PupilPhoto accompanying a Virginian-Pilot article
Reginald Young and Lolita Portis leaving Blair Junior High School with other students on the first day of school, February 2, 1959.Photo accompanying Virginian-Pilot article: As Schools Reopened: In the Cold Air ... a Sense of Anticipation
Norview Junior High's Five Negro Students Came TogetherPhoto from Virginian-Pilot article: Out-of-Town Newsmen Find Things Cool in Norfolk
Two Negro Students Prepare to Enter Norview HighPhoto accompanying article in Virginian-Pilot article:
Out-of-Town Newsmen Find Things Cool in Norfolk
Homeward BoundPhoto on front page of Virginian-Pilot