rd ▁was ▁st unn ed ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁admit ▁defeat , ▁att orney ▁general ▁Albert is ▁Harrison ▁def ended ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁shift ▁toward ▁accommod ation . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁Per row ▁Commission ▁included ▁four ▁members ▁from ▁each ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁unlike ▁the ▁earlier ▁Gray ▁Commission ▁which ▁was ▁weight ed ▁toward ▁South side ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Following ▁extensive ▁public ▁hear ings ▁and ▁debate , ▁the ▁Per row ▁Commission ▁issued ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁stated , ▁in ▁part , ▁" The ▁Commission ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁integration ▁and ▁offers ▁the ▁program ▁set ▁out ▁here in ▁because ▁it ▁thinks ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁de vised ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁avoid ▁integration ▁and ▁preserve ▁our ▁public ▁schools ." ▁The ▁report ▁further ▁describes ▁a ▁" local ▁option " ▁plan ▁that ▁included ▁new ▁pup il ▁pla cement ▁laws , ▁a ▁new ▁comp uls ory ▁attend ance ▁law , ▁and ▁tu ition ▁gr ants ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁at ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" se greg ation ▁academ ies " — similar ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Gray ▁plan . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁sen ate ' s ▁vote ▁on ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁the ▁Per row ▁Commission ' s ▁report , ▁five ▁thousand ▁people ▁( most ly ▁from ▁South side ▁Virginia ) ▁gathered ▁in ▁Richmond ' s ▁Capital ▁Square , ▁condem ning ▁Governor ▁L inds ay ▁Al mond ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Steph ens ▁for ▁their ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Per row ▁Commission ' s ▁recommend ations ▁and ▁for ▁bet ray ing