Prince Edward County school closure

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects African American students
white students
gptkbp:cause resistance to school desegregation
gptkbp:endDate 1964
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prince Edward County school closure
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Griffin_v._County_School_Board_of_Prince_Edward_County
gptkbp:location gptkb:Prince_Edward_County,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:notableFor longest public school closure to avoid desegregation in U.S. history
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:resolution U.S. Supreme Court ordered reopening of public schools
gptkbp:resultedIn African American students denied formal education
private segregation academies for white students
public schools closed for five years
gptkbp:startDate 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massive_Resistance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6