Private Schools and Public Money: Massive Resistance and the Foundation of Modern Conservatism

This thesis examines the segregation academy movement in Virginia from the 1950s to the 1980s. Ultimately, it argues that the framework of de facto segregation in private education is a fallacy. The state of Virginia, along with local county governments, has supported the development and maintenance of white flight academies financially, legally, and rhetorically since their inception.