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At 16, Barbara Johns led a Virginia school strike that changed history

Did you know that a teenage-led walkout in small-town Virginia helped bring down school segregation in America?

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    Amie Knowles is Dogwood’s newsletter editor. She has been in journalism for 10 years, winning multiple awards from the Virginia Press Association for news and feature content. A lifelong Virginia resident, her work has appeared in the Martinsville Bulletin, Danville Register & Bee, and NWNC Magazine.

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