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Negroes Enter Integrated Schools Sparks National Tension
The day marks early school integration with Fulton, Bardstown, and Nelson County joining as 162 whites attend alongside 19 or more Black students. Protests erupt in Greensboro and Van Buren while Norfolk faces court rulings on delays. Governor Almond signals possible closure of white schools enrolling Negroes.
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Supreme Court
Orval .Fattbus
Fulton
Fulton High School
Paducah
Bardstown
Nelson County
Gulfport
Miss
Citizens Auxiliary Police
Greensboro
George Dorsett
Klan
Dorsett
Winston-Salem
Jimmy
Brenda Florence
van Buren
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Norfolk
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
Harry J. Lemley
Little Rock
Virginia
Charlottesville
Arlington County
Lindsay Almond