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First Negroes Enroll at Greensburg High Desegregation
Three seniors Georgia Lea Gordon David Howard and Charles Hall Jr. enrolled at Greensburg High School under a federal court order amid heavy security in rural Louisiana. The move follows cross burnings and police monitoring with one girl opting out. President Johnson discussed the matter with Governor McKeithen and urged peaceful compliance.
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Greensburg
Louisiana
Georgia Lea Gordon
David Howard
Charles Hall Jr
Mississippi
Greensburg High School
St. Helena Parish
J.L. Meadows
J. L. Meadows
Johnson
John J. McKeithen
St. Helena
McKeithen
Lobey
U.S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
New Orleans
U.S. Appeals Court
District of Columbia