Instead of learning from the past to solve today s problems, these politicians perpetuate the past by whitewashing it. This disingenuousness does more than distort commemoration; it s crippling our future.
The Brown decision was made up of five lawsuits, including one that originated in Virginia when, in 1951, students at Robert Russa Moton High School staged a walkout in protest.
Massive Resistance was a period in Virginia history when public schools closed rather than integrate Black students and white students. As a result, many students lost years of education. That's why Virginia created a special scholarship program 20 years ago.