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“There was a lot of bitterness. Those who chose to stay at GHS resented the others leaving the school. Many of those leaving did so only because their parents could not accept the situation. Some left because their buddies were … Continue reading →

“Pillow Academy, the private school to which most of the white children fled, was established several years before the court orders for wide scale integration. It originally had only grades one through eight with about 150 students enrolled. “I attended … Continue reading →

“Also it was ordered that all persons other than school employees and pupils enrolled at that specific school must first go to the principal’s office to obtain admission to the campus. Otherwise they will be considered trespassers and subject to … Continue reading →

“On January 27, a group of jeering students at the all-Negro Threadgill High School attempted to block the exit of Dr. W.B.Dribben, superintendent of Greenwood Schools, and Assistant Superintendent W.O.Benjamin as they left a meeting called by members of the … Continue reading →

“On January 26 [1970] at the Leflore County Court House, about 500 persons attended a meeting called for the purpose of showing support for the public schools in the face of recent total integration orders. One of the parents who … Continue reading →

“Some white parents said they would try to keep their children in the public schools even if the classes were heavily integrated the next semester, if the students were assigned to a previously all-white school, but that if they were … Continue reading →

“In August, 1969, the Greenwood School District was ordered to come up with a new plan for further integration. U.S.District Judge W.C.Keady of Greenville approved a compromise plan calling for zoning and the Bankston School was left as it had … Continue reading →

“In 1967, eight [black students] showed up at the Junior High School. I went into the principal’s office that day, and they were sitting there looking scared to death. I could not help but feel sorry for them, knowing that … Continue reading →

“After doing some investigating, my friend Hite McLean, a leader in the Citizens Council, brought me some notes about the three [black girls registered at Greenwood  High School], stating that Mayrene [Washington] was escorted to school by L.C. McSwine, a … Continue reading →

“Of all the disturbing incidents which occurred during the troublesome ’60s, none affected us so personally as school integration, which began in the fall of 1966. Since 1954 we had known that it would happen someday, but I guess we … Continue reading →