The Virginia general assembly honored former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. - TopicsExpress



          

The Virginia general assembly honored former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. on Tuesday, but several state legislators refused to participate in the resolution. All but a couple of Virginias black state lawmakers left the floor as the resolution honoring Byrd was presented to his family. Byrd was a defender of Virginias 1950s policy of massive resistance to court-ordered racial integration of public schools Was the general assembly right to honor Byrd? Click here to read more: wjla/articles/2014/03/former-sen-harry-byrd-honored-by-virginia-general-assembly-while-black-members-walk-out-100795.html
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:01:04 +0000

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