WI: Harry Byrd dies earlier

kernals12

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Senator Harry Byrd was a pretty terrible person. His political machine, known as the Byrd Organization, made him a de facto dictator of Virginia from the 20s until the 60s. He led the massive resistance efforts to Brown vs Board of Ed, even going so far as shutting down school districts, denying black children any education for several years. His curmudgeonly conservatism made him a headache to liberals. He led the Conservative Coalition in congress and was a vocal critic of his fellow Democrat FDR. He also refused to endorse Democratic Presidential candidates from 1952 to 1960, allowing the Republicans to win Virginia in all 3 elections.

So what if he got hit by a bus 30 years earlier? How does that impact Virginia politics?
 
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