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By Biu Kossler
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Those who are a part of history rarely choose it. There is an apocryphal Chinese curse: “may you live in interesting times.” As time goes by, the events of history lose their sting and their meaning becomes enshrouded with myth.
The homecoming at the old black Scrabble School and the death of Rosa Parks plus upcoming celebrations to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. seem a fit time to reflect upon this aspect of our past. An important, if still largely taboo part of our history, integration seems rarely discussed except in the most general terms.
In the mid 1960s, during the era of the struggle for civil rights, the Rappahannock News appears completely silent on the topic. There are editorials and letters condemning the war in Vietnam long before it became a major issue, but not a peep about race. One day the newspaper had a section entitled “For Our Colored Readers” and the next, it was gone. June 23, 1966, the
Saper printed its first picture f a class- a summer-school class, with both blacks and whites. Before then, white school photos, and after, blacks and whites together. Today we take a look at that change, and record it for posterity.
One student’s story
Marilyn Porter-Price, then Marilyn Porter, was one of the first four black students to go to Rappahannock County High School (RCHS)for their entire high school experience. In the interest of history, she recalled her experiences.
As a 12-year old girl, Porter-Price did not want to be a social pioneer, switching from a school where all her
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