La Prensa, September 1, 1956
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La Prensa, September 1, 1956
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Description
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An article from the Spanish newspaper dated September 1, 1956 described reactions across the country of the Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools. The article described the gathering at Mansfield High School and verbal exchanges that took place between the protesters and the sheriff around escorting students to the school. No registration escorts occurred that day and African American students returned to I. M. Terrell High School for the 1956 school year. The article also mentioned the three arrests that occurred during integration at Clinton, Tennessee the same year.
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The La Prensa newspaper covered the Mansfield desegregation crisis events of 1956.
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Source
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La Prensa
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Date
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1956-09-01
