The Way It's Always Been:

Maintaining the tradition. . .

Cold War, Race, Southern Goals

President Darden's address at the Southern Governors conference addressing a variety of issues including that of school desegregation. November 28, 1950

Letter from Barbara Quarles to President Darden

A ninth-grader requests President Darden's opinion on the benefits of desegregation. April 8, 1952

Letter from President Darden to Barbara Quarles

President Darden claims segregated school systems to be superior. April 11, 1952

President Darden's Televised Speech

A televised speech by President Darden from Washington, D.C. addressing the question of desegregation of education through the legislature. December 27, 1955

New "Little Rock Bill"

This Act of the General Assembly of Virginia authorizes the closing of any public school which is "disrupted or disturbed" by the presence of Federal military authorities. Schools are to remain closed as long as any Federal presence, deployed to police the administration of that school or prevent violence, remains. April 22, 1959