Introduction Moton High, 1951
Introduction Moton High, 1951
This book begins with how the Virginia NAACP team, like its counterparts in other states, was no longer interested in filing suits to equalize segregated facilities. Lawyers instead sought an opportunity to argue that segregation itself was inherently unequal and thus illegal under the U.S. Constitution. Hill and Robinson stood poised to challenge the entire premise of “separate but equal” in elementary and secondary education, but they did not see Prince Edward as an ideal place to launch this effort. Local whites had a reputation for intransigence, and the lawyers considered black leadership in the county lacking in the combativeness necessary to sustain a lawsuit. They were on the lookout, instead, for a test case from a community with a comparatively deep resource base and a strong history of organized civil rights activism.
Keywords: Virginia NAACP team, segregated facilities, segregation, U.S. Constitution, Hill, Robinson
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