Why was Virginia so staunchly segregationist during the civil rights era?

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During the Robert C Byrd era, Virginia was a states rights states, and was closely aligned to West Virginia. However, since 2000, as John Warner and Robert C Byrd began to align themselves with McCain mavericks, by criticizing Dubya's conduct during Iraq War, Virginia, who elected Doug Wilder, became a progressive state

No it wasnt lol, not even close

[OSR stands with Israel]

During the Robert C Byrd era, Virginia was a states rights states, and was closely aligned to West Virginia. However, since 2000, as John Warner and Robert C Byrd began to align themselves with McCain mavericks, by criticizing Dubya's conduct during Iraq War, Virginia, who elected Doug Wilder, became a progressive state

No it wasnt lol, not even close

Robert C Byrd of West Virginia was close to Mavericks: John Warner and Mark Warner, and all three critics of Dubya invasion of Iraq

VA went Republican all but once from 1952-2004 , while WV went Democratic all but three times  from 1952-1996.  Only in 2004 were VA and WV closely aligned in the Byrd era.