▁in ▁the ▁By rd ▁Organ ization , ▁" emb itter ing ▁old ▁friends ▁toward ▁one ▁another ." ▁The ▁sen ate ' s ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁" local ▁option " ▁helped ▁trigger ▁the ▁now - se em ingly ▁in ev itable ▁decl ine ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁Mass ive ▁Res istance , ▁but ▁Per row ▁paid ▁a ▁political ▁price . ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁support ▁within ▁the ▁By rd ▁Organ ization , ▁which ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁needed ▁for ▁re e lection . ▁Per row ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁I - 6 4 ▁ ▁Per row ▁fought ▁to ▁r er oute ▁the ▁long - pl anned ▁inter state ▁highway ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁I - 6 4 ▁between ▁Cl if ton ▁For ge ▁and ▁Richmond ▁from ▁its ▁" nor thern ▁route " ▁through ▁Char l ott es ville ▁to ▁a ▁" s ou thern ▁route " ▁that ▁would ▁include ▁Lyn ch burg . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁maps ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁inter state ▁highway ▁system ▁dep icted ▁the ▁inter state ▁taking ▁a ▁northern ▁route , ▁but ▁Virginia ▁had ▁received ▁ass ur ances ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁would ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁southern ▁route ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁inter state ▁to ▁follow ▁from ▁Richmond ▁via ▁US - 3 6 0 ▁and ▁US - 4 6 0 , ▁through ▁Lyn ch burg ▁to ▁Ro ano ke