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Clinton Desegregation Crisis Tests a Southern Town
Clinton Tennessee faces a looming federal contempt trial after mobs and violence erupted when 16 white residents were charged for defying a court order desegregating Clinton High School. The town near Oak Ridge reflects deep South tensions as residents weigh integration and local leaders pledge to uphold court orders despite widespread opposition.
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Tennessee
Roger Greene
Clinton
Tenn
Jan
Cumberland Valley
Dixie
Congress
Magnet Knitting Mills
Oak Ridge
Cumberland Mountains
North Carolina
Knoxville
U. S
Robert L. Taylor
Texas
Louisiana
Taylor
Clinton High School
Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
South
Frances Wallace
Meredith
White Citizens Council
Thomas L. Seeber
Squire
Squire Fred Lyons
Anderson
Lyons