Save Our Schools

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Historical Note

Save Our Schools was a non-profit organization incorporated on April 26, 1960, by concerned parents and citizens in New Orleans who wanted to maintain free public education during integration of the New Orleans public school system. Initial members were Mary Sand, Kit Senter, Betty Wisdom, Ann Dlugos, Peggy Murison, and Helen Mervis. The members of Save Our Schools were concerned that the public schools in New Orleans would be closed during desegregation when faced with a federal court order to desegregate. This fueled the organization's mission to address this possible crisis by various measures, such as carpools to bring parents and students to desegregated schools and support for families during times of verbal and physical intimidation. The organization also worked to encourage White New Orleans families to send their children to integrated schools following integration.

Citation:

Author: Laura J. Thomson

Abstract:

The records of Save Our Schools held at the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Liva Baker collection

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2389

Scope and Contents This collection contains a cassette audiotape and transcription of a talk given by Liva Baker at the Amistad Research Center on October 22, 1996. The topic of Baker's talk was the recent publication of her book The Second Battle of New Orleans: The Hundred-Year Struggle to Integrate the Schools. Particular focus was given to individuals who played a role in the book: Rosa Freeman Keller, A.P. Tureaud, J. Skelly Wright, Daniel Ellis Byrd, John P. Nelson and...

Dates: Created: 1996; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1996

Found in: Amistad Research Center / Liva Baker collection

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Subject: School integration -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- Sources X