Texas Observer coverage of Mansfield desegregation crisis
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Title
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Texas Observer coverage of Mansfield desegregation crisis
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Description
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The article detailed events that occurred on the school grounds in Mansfield, Texas in 1956. Opposition gathered to protest a federal court order that mandated immediate school integration. Outlined in the article were several verbalized responses and actions by the angry crowd, reactions by district officials, and Governor Shivers’ view of the situation. Nine years would pass before the school district officially integrated in 1965.
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Subject
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The Texas Observer covered the desegregation crisis in Mansfield in its September 5, 1956 issue.
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Source
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Texas Observer, online at http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1956/09/05#page=5
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Date
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1956-09-05
