Memphis Sit-Ins Studied By Negro Group For Desegregation
Memphis NAACP leader Jesse Turner said sit-ins at white and downtown sites were being considered as next steps to end staggered school shifts. About 30 Negroes demonstrated at five high schools on Wednesday as protests continued amid gradual desegregation with no violence.
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Alabama
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Robert F. Kennedy
Baton Rouge
Arthur D. Shores
Shores
John L. Coley
One Killed 21 Injured In Birmingham Violence
In Birmingham violence leaves one dead and 21 injured as West End Ramsay and nearby schools slated for integration are closed. Officials say legal steps may reopen schools, with NAACP attorney Constance Baker Motley hinting at possible action within hours. National Guardsmen and state troopers surround the areas. students and parents react with confusion amid ongoing desegregation tensions.
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Repre
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Theo Wright
Montgomery
Birmingham
Graymont
Wise County Woman Plans Europe Tour and Saudi Visit
A Wise County civic leader, secretary of Stone Gap Town Council, plans a six week European and Saudi Arabia tour with stops in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Athens, Cairo, Jerusalem and Beirut. She will attend a tuberculosis conference in Rome and visit a friend in Amsterdam. Her itinerary includes an audience with the Pope in Rome and a week with relatives in Cairo.
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Nashville
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Vada Kesser Keyser
Em- Kessler
Potia
Lee County
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Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification
TBI
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U. S
Moss
Metropolitan
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