County School Board of Prince Edward County

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The County School Board of Prince Edward County was the local governing body responsible for public education in Prince Edward County, Virginia, notably involved in landmark civil rights litigation over school segregation.


Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf local government body
school board
associatedWith Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward County public school system
country United States
governs public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia
hasLanguage English
hasRole overseeing administration of county public schools
setting policy for county public schools
historicalEra Civil Rights Movement era in the United States
Jim Crow era in the United States
implementedPolicy closure of public schools to resist desegregation
involvedIn Massive Resistance to school desegregation in Virginia
jurisdiction Prince Edward County, Virginia NERFINISHED
legalOutcome found to have violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
legalSignificance central role in U.S. civil rights and education law
locatedIn Prince Edward County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia
notableFor involvement in school desegregation litigation
operatesWithin United States public education law
Virginia state education law
opposed racial integration of public schools
partOf public education system of Virginia
partyToCase Brown v. Board of Education
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
responsibleFor public education in Prince Edward County, Virginia
sector education
subjectOf civil rights histories of Prince Edward County
historical studies on school desegregation
supported maintenance of racially segregated schools prior to Brown v. Board of Education
timePeriodOfSchoolClosures 1959–1964
typeOfOrganization public body

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
County School Board of Prince Edward County ("Prince Edward County public school system")
associatedWith
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
defendant
Robert Russa Moton High School ("Prince Edward County public schools")
governingBody

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