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Desegregation Marks Negro Graduates in Southern Schools
In Atlanta era, Southern high schools see first Negro graduates at formerly white institutions. Three Negroes graduate in Birmingham, Alabama, with broader progress noted in Little Rock and Tampa. Jacquelyn Evans earns top honors and presidential scholar status at Little Rock Hall. Willie Strawter graduates desegregated Thomas Jefferson High in Tampa with an A average and plans to attend Stetson University. Central High in Little Rock reports eight Negro graduates among 1,516 total. in 1963 there were ten.
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Little Rock Hall High
Tampa
Fla
Willie Strawter
Thomas Jefferson High
Arkansas
Central High
Little Rock
Federal Guard