Virginia Studies - Twentieth Century Virginia

VS - SOL 9 a-b
Submitted by Springfield Elementary School
Page County Public Schools
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During the twentieth century, Virginia changed from a society to a more society. After Reconstruction, the cities began to grow. The agricultural system began to decline. Old systems of farming were no longer effective. Crop prices were low.

People moved from rural to urban areas for opportunities. Technological development in transportation, roads, railroads, and streetcars helped cities to grow.

People moved to Virginia from many other states and nations for jobs, freedom, and the enjoyment of beauty and quality of life.

Since the end of World War II, has experienced growth due to increases in the number of federal jobs located in the region. Both Northern Virginia and the Tidewater region have grown due to technology.

The Civil Rights movement resulted in laws that made racial discrimination .

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954, in the Brown vs. The Board of Education, that schools were unconstitutional. This means that it was not legal to schools by race.

All public schools were ordered to integrate. means full equality of all races in the use of public facilities. This means that white and black children were allowed to go to the schools. Virginia's government did not like this idea. They established a policy of , which fought to resist the integration of public schools. Some schools were closed to avoid integration. led a Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools.

The policy of Massive Resistance failed. Virginia's public schools were .