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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
local government body
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school board → |
| associatedWith |
Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors
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Prince Edward County public school system → |
| country |
United States
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| governs |
public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasRole |
overseeing administration of county public schools
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setting policy for county public schools → |
| historicalEra |
Civil Rights Movement era in the United States
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Jim Crow era in the United States → |
| implementedPolicy |
closure of public schools to resist desegregation
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| involvedIn |
Massive Resistance to school desegregation in Virginia
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| jurisdiction |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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| legalOutcome |
found to have violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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| legalSignificance |
central role in U.S. civil rights and education law
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| locatedIn |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Virginia → |
| notableFor |
involvement in school desegregation litigation
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| operatesWithin |
United States public education law
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Virginia state education law → |
| opposed |
racial integration of public schools
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| partOf |
public education system of Virginia
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| partyToCase |
Brown v. Board of Education
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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
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| sector |
education
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| subjectOf |
civil rights histories of Prince Edward County
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historical studies on school desegregation → |
| supported |
maintenance of racially segregated schools prior to Brown v. Board of Education
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| timePeriodOfSchoolClosures |
1959–1964
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| typeOfOrganization |
public body
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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County School Board of Prince Edward County
("Prince Edward County public school system")
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associatedWith |
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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defendant |
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Robert Russa Moton High School
("Prince Edward County public schools")
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governingBody |