Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle

The provocative true story of one Virginia school system's refusal to integrate after the US Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional.
A New York Times Bestseller
A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year

In the wake of the Supreme Court's unanimous Brown v. Board of Education decision, Virginia's Prince Edward County refused to obey the law. Rather than desegregate, the county closed its public schools, locking and chaining the doors. The community's white leaders quickly ...