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Faizah Hough shows a plaque honoring her mother, Harriett Thompson, to her daughter, Kaylen Hough 12, following a tribute to honor the first students to integrate Patrick Henry High School on Monday, April 14, 2025 in Hanover County. Shaban Athuman / VPM News

Faizah Hough shows a plaque honoring her mother, Harriett Thompson, to her daughter, Kaylen Hough 12, following a tribute to honor the first students to integrate Patrick Henry High School on Monday, April 14, 2025 in Hanover County. Shaban Athuman / VPM News

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Hanover honors students who integrated schools in 1963

The night before the first day of school in fall 1963, 15-year-old Walter Lee’s confidence was fading.