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Massive Resistance

Civil rights activist Reverend Francis Griffin holds school books donated for the private schooling of black children, circa 1959. Prince Edward County shut down its public school system to avoid having to desegregate. (Horizontal)
Book Reviews

Reparations Are Possible—They Happened in Virginia

In his new book, Ken Woodley recounts how Prince Edward County, Virginia, finally began to make amends.

By Peter C. Baker