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New Orleans school integration photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2266
Scope and Contents
The collection contains nine photographs that document the integration of the public school system in New Orleans in November 1960. Individuals or scenes depicted include Ruby Bridges entering William Frantz Elementary School; Tessie Prevost entering McDonogh No. 19 Elementary School; Louisiana State Representative John Garrett; Federal judges Herbert Christenberry, J. Skelly Wright, and John Minor Wisdom; and protests against the integration of William Frantz and McDonogh No. 19.
Dates:
Created: 1960-1961; Other: Date acquired: 04/30/1994
Found in:
Amistad Research Center