Virginia’s Massive Resistance
Title
Virginia’s Massive Resistance
Description
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. of Virginia promoted the "Southern Manifesto" opposing integrated schools, which was signed in 1956 by more than one hundred southern congressmen. On February 25, 1956, he called for what became known as Massive Resistance. This was a group of state laws, passed in 1956, intended to prevent integration of the schools.
Source
Virginia Museum of History and Culture: https://virginiahistory.org/search?fulltext=massive+resistance
Collection
Citation
“Virginia’s Massive Resistance,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/482.