Davis Young Paschall
Encyclopedia
Davis Young Paschall was the twenty second president of the College of William & Mary, serving from 1960 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia
from 1957 to 1960, during Massive Resistance
. His papers from his time as president of the College of William & Mary can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
from 1957 to 1960, during Massive Resistance
Massive resistance
Massive resistance was a policy declared by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. on February 24, 1956, to unite other white politicians and leaders in Virginia in a campaign of new state laws and policies to prevent public school desegregation after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision...
. His papers from his time as president of the College of William & Mary can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.