Crowd with alligator
Item
Title
Crowd with alligator
Description
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."
Subject
The crowd at Mansfield High School protesting integration gathers around a man holding a baby alligator.
Source
Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas
Date
1956-08-30