Prince Edward Co pioneers to be honored

I’m pleased to see that Virginia is planning to honor the students in Prince Edward County who, in a 1951 protest about the conditions of schools for black students, walked out of their school, taking action that helped Virginia to move—however, slowly—toward treating its citizens equitably. Thanks to Barbara Johns, Samuel Williams, Rev. Francis Griffin, Oliver Hill, Spottswood Robinson, and those kids who participated in the event, the Commonwealth is a better place than it was.