vhs_crmva_pec pec crmva vhs yes The closing of Prince Edward County's schools African Americans--Segregation--Virginia Civil rights movements--Virginia African Americans--Civil rights--Virginia Education--Virginia Segregation in education--Virginia African Americans--Education School integration--Massive resistance movement--Virginia Passive resistance--Virginia Public school closings--Virginia--Prince Edward County Section of online exhibit focusing on the closing from 1959 through 1964 of Prince Edward County public schools to avoid court-ordered integration and the formation of private, white-only academies. The page includes three black-and-white photographs and a digital image of a Prince Edward Academy jacket from the Virginia Historical Society, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Virginia State University Archives and Special Collections. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Richmond (Va.)] : Virginia Historical Society Virginia Historical Society Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia State University. Archives and Special Collections Civil Rights Movement in Virginia Collection (Virginia Historical Society) Black-and-white photographs Jackets (garments) Web sites http://www.vahistorical.org/civilrights/pec.htm Forms part of: The Civil Rights movement in Virginia (Virginia Historical Society) 1959/1964 Virginia Prince Edward County (Va.) 20090526 204905