About this title
Storyline
Over fifty years ago there was a concerted effort by the elected leaders of many southern states to oppose racial desegregation of public schools. Following a mandate by the U.S. Supreme Court to desegregate, Virginia's government instead chose to lead a movement called Massive Resistance that affected the lives of school children across most of the South and left a permanent scar.
Country: United States
Type: scripted
Status: Current
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Also Known As: Locked Out: The Fall of Massive Resistance
Genres
Plot Keywords
history
tv special
race relations
massive resistance
virginia
education
segregation
integration
separate but equal
reference to barbara johns
reference to plessy v. ferguson
jim crow
reference to brown v board of education
year 1954
white supremacy
reference to edward r. murrow
reference to emmett till
norfolk virginia
warren county virginia
charlottesville virginia
prince edward county virginia
arlington virginia
reference to oliver hill
reference to spottswood robinson
ku klux klan
Company Credits
Production Co: Community Idea Stations, WCVE-TV, WTHJ, University of Virginia Center for Politics