On this day in 1956, white citizens blocked Mansfield High School to prevent Black children from enrolling. They also burned a Black effigy at the top of the school’s flagpole.
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
Mansfield images, 1956 · Mansfield Crisis, 1956 · The Crisis at Mansfield:
https://mansfieldcrisis.omeka.net/exhibits/show/mansfield-during-1956/mansfield-images--1956
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