Virginia Gov. James Lindsay Almond decries integration ruling (1959)

Virginia Governor James Lindsay Almond decries the descision by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to overturn the Massive Resistance laws.

Virginia's Galax High School refuses to acknowledge desegration (1959)

Virginia's Galax High School opens, but refuses to acknowledge judge's orders to begin the desegregation plan.

General Omar Bradley talks Kruschev and Berlin at VMI (1959)

General Omar Bradley visits Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The General offers comments on Premeir Khrushchev and Russians in Berlin.

Nixon campaigns for President in Richmond, VA (October 1960)

Then-Vice President Richard Nixon campaigns for President in Richmond, Virginia. He is shown appearing with his wife Pat. Nixon: "They talk a good game, but we're going to do a good game, and that's what we're going to continue to do for the people of the United States".

Forced integration of schools in Virginia (1960)

Galax and Grayson County, Virginia schools finally integrate after dramatic anti-desegregation actions by the city of Galax. Footage shows the first day of school under integration orders from federal court.

Virginia Governor James Lindsay Almond declares Schools will never integrate (1959)

Governor of Virginia James Lindsay Almond declares that Prince Edward County schools will never integrate. Public schools would remain closed in that county until 1964.

Miss Hot Dog receives key to city of Roanoake, VA (1960)

Miss Hot Dog, from the Miss Hot Dog contest run by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, serves hot dogs and receives the key to the city of Roanoke, Virginia.

Actress Jayne Mansfield got her start in show business as Miss Hot Dog of 1950.

Rev. James Lawson on lunch counter protests in Virginia (July 1960)

The Rev. James Lawson discusses lunch counter demonstrations in Roanoke, Virginia. Lawson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr. and remains a noted scholar on nonviolent resistance.