Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 1, 1956 coverage of Mansfield desegregation crisis
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 1, 1956 coverage of Mansfield desegregation crisis
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Description
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's coverage of the Mansfield mob on September 1, 1956 included several other stories related to the desegregation crisis.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sent telegrams to the U.S. Attorney General asking for protection for the African American children wanting to enroll at Mansfield High School. Gubernatorial candidate W. Lee O'Daniel used the mob scene in Mansfield as a campaign stop, and an Associated Press reporter covering the events was stopped by two men in a vehicle wanting to "make sure you weren't some instigator from out of state."
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram covered several aspects of the Mansfield desegregation crisis, including a gubernatorial candidate's visit to the scene, telegrams sent from the NAACP to the U.S. Attorney General asking for protection for African American students, and a reporter who was stopped after covering the events in Mansfield.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Date
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1956-09-01
