emergingVOICES on Mandatory Integration
ABOUT THE LAW
“ They filed a law suit against the Coffee County Board of Education.”
“ They had a big hearing at the Courthouse.”
“The Federal Government, not the State Government, done this.”
FEATURED VOICES
“My parents pulled my brother and I out of school.”
“I would hear them say things about my father.”
“I am not going to some little start-up.”
“I took the Bible very seriously.”
“Even though it looked like it was integrated, some people held onto the idea that we were not capable.”
“A person came by and was shouting at my sudents.”
MULTIPLE VOICES
Community
“Oh good gosh! Lester Maddox”
“There was a rally at the Courthouse.”
“We actually had neighbors come with guns”
“Boycott!”
“The National Guard was called out.”
Student Life