1950-2000
Desegregation of Stratford Junior High and the End of Virginia’s Massive Resistance
On the morning of February 2, 1959, Ronald Deskins, a 12-year old boy in Arlington, was very nervous about his first day of school. While
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The Quest for Education
On cold winter days, Minnie Hughes, a school teacher at the Fairfax Colored School, would heatup a kettle and pour the water onto the hands
