Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 1, 1956 coverage of MISD desegregation events
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 1, 1956 coverage of MISD desegregation events
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Description
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The front page of the Star-Telegram, dated September 1, 1956, chronicled the attempts by the Mansfield Independent School District to seek a delay on the court ordered integration. Pictured to the left page of the article was J. A. Gooch, the attorney for the school district. Also captured were images of Assistant District Attorney Grady Hight and the mob scene as hundreds gathered at the school the day prior to protest the federally mandated decree. Governor Shivers also sent Texas Rangers to aid local officers and maintain control during the school enrollment period.
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The Fort Worth Star Telegram covers the events at Mansfield, including a mob of hundreds gathered at the high school.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Date
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1956-09-01
