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Following a June 1 joint meeting between Amherst County government and schools officials that put an equity lesson at the forefront of public debate, the president of the county s NAACP
AMHERST — There was standing room only Tuesday night as more than 70 Amherst County residents piled into the joint committee meeting between the Board of Supervisors and school board
When protests hit the streets of Lynchburg last year, it felt like time stood still. It was a capsule of a moment, supercharged with the energy of a national movement.
For days, prominent street corners, parks and area corridors were studded with pockets of protesters â hefting signs and banners on cardboard, posters and bedsheets, many calling for social justice and police accountability following the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
There were frantic meetings of city leadership, the institution of a temporary, mandatory curfew and the declaration of a local emergency.
It felt like the beginning of something new. Now, a year later, Lynchburg-area leaders reflect on what has changed, and how momentum can continue even after the initial spark of a movement begins to fade.
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