PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — February is Black History Month. However, this year also marks the anniversary of the Board vs. Education decision by the Supreme Court that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. That decision paved the way for the Freedom of Choice program that aimed to integrate schools across the country. On […]
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On Saturday, the first two of four plaques will be unveiled honoring Freedom of Choice students — a scantly documented, yet pivotal moment in integration in the late 1960s — in Pittsylvania County.