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Governors at Virginia conference discuss school desegregation
Richmond reports nine southern governors gathered at the meeting chaired by Gov. Thomas B. Stanley to discuss responses to the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation. Louisiana's Robert Kennon emphasized state sovereignty and criticized the idea of a unified policy, while Georgia's Herman Talmadge, South Carolina's James Byrnes and Mississippi's Hugh White warned of abolishing public schools to preserve segregation.
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Georgia
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James F. Byrnes
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