Crowd with alligator
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Title
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Crowd with alligator
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Description
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During the protest against desegregation at Mansfield High School, John Pyles held a baby alligator as a warning to any African American who appeared on the school grounds that they would be "gator bait."
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Subject
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The crowd at Mansfield High School protesting integration gathers around a man holding a baby alligator.
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Source
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Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas
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Date
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1956-08-30
