History
Fannie C. Williams
Fannie C. Williams was an educator, community organizer, and civil rights activist.
integration
integration Index
History
John McDonogh
Businessman and real estate investor whose extensive involvement with slavery complicates his legacy as a benefactor of public education.
Government, Politics & Law
Moore v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board
Desegregation efforts in Tangipahoa Parish began in 1965 when M. C. Moore and Henry Smith filed a lawsuit against the parish school board calling for a racially integrated and unified school system.
History
New Orleans School Crisis
The integration of the Orleans Parish public schools in 1960 was the result of years of effort at the national, state, and local levels.
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