The Long Road from Brown: School Desegregation in Virginia

This program explores Virginia’s and the nation’s journey of school desegregation following Brown v. Board of Education. It highlights African Americans' roles, Virginia’s resistance, early steps toward desegregation, and recent declines in school integration. We invite grades 6-12 teachers to a one-week workshop on Virginia’s desegregation history. Teachers will engage with leading historians, visit historic sites and archives, and discuss effective curricular strategies for teaching this pivotal topic.