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Dickenson County Herald
Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia
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Virginia Gov. Battle reaffirms commitment to enforce racial segregation in public schools per state constitution, amid petitions to end it in Prince Edward and Pulaski counties. He warns federal court intervention could harm the school system.
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Richmond, May 4.--Gov. Battle reiterated this week his determination to enforce the state constitutional mandate for segregation of the races in public schools of Virginia.
Commenting on reports that a petition was being filed with the Prince Edward County School Board for abolition of segregation in county and Farmville public schools. the Governor said:
"The plain mandate of the Constitution of Virginia provides for segregation in the public schools No state or local official can ignore this constitutional provision and insofar as it is within my power it will be enforced.
"I feel that we are making real progress in the education of both white and colored children in Virginia and if at some date some federal court should attempt to set aside this constitutional provision, such action would, in my opinion, do irreparable injury to the public school system, if not completely wreck it."
Petitions directed at ending segregation in the schools have been initiated by negro attorneys in Prince Edward and Pulaski counties.
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Richmond
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May 4
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governor vows enforcement of segregation; potential federal court action could irreparably injure or wreck public school system.
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Gov. Battle reiterated determination to enforce state constitutional mandate for racial segregation in Virginia public schools, commenting on petitions filed with Prince Edward County School Board to abolish segregation in county and Farmville schools, and noting similar petitions initiated by negro attorneys in Pulaski County.