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Virginia Leads the Way to Brown v. Board of Education
1955 Brown II. Supreme Court rules that school desegregation must take place with "all deliberate speed." -
Allowing Integration
Supreme Court orders Prince Edward County schools reopened. -
Act Passed
Civil Rights Act passed. -
Begin Integration
Cecile Epps petitions School Board with 83 signatures in request to start integration process in Nelson County. -
Working on integration
March- Project Opportunity, a talent development program sponsored by Ford & Danforth Corporations became first integrated educational experience for Nelson County 7th & 8th graders -
More plans for integration
School Board adopts Freedom of Choice Plan to desegregate 1, 2, 7, 8, & 12th grades -
Integration in Nelson County
School Board closes Nelson Memorial and fully integrates Nelson County High School. Nelson Memorial transitions into an integrated junior high school. -
First steps for integration
Green v. New Kent County School Board: Supreme Court established “Green Factors” ruled Freedom of Choice as an unacceptable integration plan. -
Integration
Sept. 29- All Nelson County schools are fully integrated -
Road to Integration
Alexander v. Holmes Board of Education: Supreme Court eliminates all segregated dual education systems.