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Tennessee: The Clinton 12
Manage episode 333413982 series 3335349
This episode takes us to the town of Clinton in the eastern part of the state. Following the pivotal U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, a judge ordered the desegregation of Clinton High School. On August 26, 1956, a group of African American students – the Clinton 12 – attended their first day of class, marking the first integration of a public high school in the South. What began as a seemingly peaceful transition quickly evolved into a threatening uproar. We follow a few of the stories of the Clinton 12, including Bobby Cain, who on May 17, 1957, became the first African American student to graduate from an integrated public high school in the South.
Learn more about the sites on the Tennessee Civil Rights Trail by visiting:
The episode features the voices and perspectives of:
- Adam Velk, Director of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center
- Bobby Cain, one of the Clinton 12 students
- Jo Ann Boyce, one of the Clinton 12 students
24 에피소드
Manage episode 333413982 series 3335349
This episode takes us to the town of Clinton in the eastern part of the state. Following the pivotal U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, a judge ordered the desegregation of Clinton High School. On August 26, 1956, a group of African American students – the Clinton 12 – attended their first day of class, marking the first integration of a public high school in the South. What began as a seemingly peaceful transition quickly evolved into a threatening uproar. We follow a few of the stories of the Clinton 12, including Bobby Cain, who on May 17, 1957, became the first African American student to graduate from an integrated public high school in the South.
Learn more about the sites on the Tennessee Civil Rights Trail by visiting:
The episode features the voices and perspectives of:
- Adam Velk, Director of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center
- Bobby Cain, one of the Clinton 12 students
- Jo Ann Boyce, one of the Clinton 12 students
24 에피소드
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