Lee-Davis opened in the midst of Massive Resistance, as the State of Virginia opposed desegregation of its public schools, despite the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. After opening as an all-white school, Lee-Davis admitted a small number of Black students in 1963, but did not fully integrate until the 1969–1970 school year, after all legal avenues resisting full integration were exhausted.
Lee-Davis opened amidst intense opposition to desegregation, as Virginia resisted complying with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, despite its landmark Supreme Court decision. Initially an all-white school, Lee-Davis gradually admitted a few Black students in 1963 but didn't fully integrate until the 1969-1970 academic year.