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Virginia in the
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Virginians moved from _______ to _______ areas for economic opportunities. rural urban
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_______________ developments in transportation, roads, railroads, and streetcars helped cities to grow. Technological
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Governor Harry Byrds policy for road improvements was known as _____________. pay-as-you-go
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Pay-as-you-go meant that Virginia would only make improvements the state could pay for and would not ________ money. borrow
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The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that __________ but __________ public schools were unconstitutional. separate equal White OnlyBlack Only
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All public schools, including those in Virginia, were ordered to _________. integrate
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Senator Harry Byrd led Virginias government in a policy of __________ _____________, which fought to resist the integration of public schools. massive resistance
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Because of the policy of massive resistance some schools were _______ to avoid integration. closed
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The policy of massive resistance failed and Virginias public schools were _________. integrated
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In 1989, ________________ was elected as Virginias governor. L. Douglas Wilder
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He was the first ________ __________ to be elected a state governor in the United States. African American
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