Virginia Lawmakers Approve Scholarship Money for Blacks Denied Education
 

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia lawmakers overwhelmingly approved $1 million Wednesday to fund scholarships for students denied an education when public schools shut down rather than integrate in the late 1950s.

Nearly 100 former students from Prince Edward County, where public schools shut down for five years during the "massive resistance" movement, stood in the gallery and burst into applause after the House approved the funding, 94-4.

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My take: While I'm glad they are acknowledging the injustice, I can't help but wonder if it's really enough?