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1959's triumph: 'Charlottesville 12' get pair of plaques Published on Nov 18th, 2011 9 comments The "Charlottesville 12," the African-American boys and girls– now men and women– who boldly strolled into Venable Elementary School and Lane High School 52 years ago to break down the...
On Brown's 50th: Why Charlottesville schools were closed Published on Apr 8th, 2004 0 comments BY LISA PROVENCE [email protected] The yellowed newspaper clippings at the Albemarle County Historical Society show two African-American brothers arriving for the first day of school on September...