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James H. Hershman, Jr.

  • Professor, Graduate Liberal Studies Program, Georgetown University

A former Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Currently a professor in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown. His Ph.D. is in Southern History from the University of Virginia.

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Libertarians and the Emergence of the “Virginia Plan” of Private Segregation Academies

Article By James H. Hershman, Jr. | Sep 30, 2026

What does modern school privatization owe to Virginia’s fight against desegregation? A little-known history traces how segregationists and emerging libertarian ideas converged around publicly funded private schools, creating a political and intellectual blueprint with consequences far beyond the 1950s.

James M. Buchanan, Segregation, and Virginia’s Massive Resistance

Article By James H. Hershman, Jr. | Nov 9, 2020

When segregationists fought against school integration, libertarian economist James Buchanan saw an opportunity for his private education plan