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First Negro alumnus to graduate at Deep South high school
In Clinton Tennessee school officials call for police guards at a ceremony as Bobby Cain, 17, becomes the first Black alumnus of the state supported high school amid a federal injunction against interference with integration. Authorities note no threats but worry about possible disruption while Klan activity had been reported nearby.
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Clinton
Tenn.t
Thuraday
Deep South
Bobby Cain
Tennessee
Exere Cisce
Francis Moore
Schop
Young Cain
Bobby
Mia
Beatrice Cain
D. J. Brittain Jr
Anderson County
Robby
Austin High School
Knoxville
Brittain
Newared
Aod
Camseramen
Fritain
Cain
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