Are you familiar with Massive Resistance? No, it's not an anti-Trump movement. It was a school segregation effort. #CharlottesvilleKKK
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City and state officials attempted all sorts of fuckery to avoid this, like delaying the start of school.
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The schools were forcibly closed for a while in 1958, but reopened in February 1959.
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In the late Summer of 1959, 12 students known as the Charlottesville Twelve would finally attend an integrated school.
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Racism is a deep-seated part of Virginia's recent history. This happened in parents' lifetimes. We cannot ignore this.
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As a community we must face our shameful past. We cannot ignore it. We cannot pretend like we are above it or past it.
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