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White and black Virginia?home of states' rights, the Byrd machine and massive resistance to integration???wondered if the ruddy, ebullient Holton really meant what he said. He did. After 16 months in office, he is justly proud of his efforts to eliminate racial discrimination. He appointed the first black special assistant to serve in the Virginia Governor's office, Educator William Robertson, who has been working effectively to increase opportunities for blacks in both public and private employment. The Governor nominated Ernest Fears Jr. to the post of Selective Service director, the first black in the nation to head...
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