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'''Harry Flood Byrd, Jr.''' (December 20, 1914 – July 30, 2013) was a [[Democrat]]-turned-[[Independent voters|Independent]] from [[Virginia]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the 1960s to the 80s. He was the son of staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Harry F. Byrd|Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.]], who initiated the "Massive Resistance" against integration in U.S. public schools.
'''Harry Flood Byrd, Jr.''' (December 20, 1914 – July 30, 2013) was a [[Democrat]]-turned-[[Independent voters|Independent]] from [[Virginia]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the 1960s to the 80s. He was the son of staunch [[segregation]]ist [[Harry F. Byrd|Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.]], who initiated the "Massive Resistance" against integration in U.S. public schools.
Like his father, Byrd opposed the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' which ordered the desegregation of public schools, defending the "Massive Resistance" despite school closings in claiming that it supposedly had prevented further racial violence.<ref>Lewis, Bob (July 30, 2013). [https://www.startribune.com/former-sen-harry-byrd-jr-of-virginia-dies-at-98/217592071/?refresh=true Former Va. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. dies; favored segregation, left Democrats at key turning point]. ''StarTribune''. Retrieved April 23, 2021.</ref>
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