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New Orleans Desegregation Moves Quietly Across Schools
Nearly three months after desegregation began in New Orleans 300 Negroes attend 54 formerly all white Catholic and public schools without incident Public demonstrations by sign carrying parents have ended Attendance is down slightly at desegregated schools Our Lady of Good Harbor Catholic School opens with no Negro students since September White students mostly transferred to public schools Archdiocese reports about 190 Negroes in 34 desegregated Catholic schools Overall attendance at desegregated public schools down 426 pupils from 10 000 with Gentilly Terrace noting no Negro attendance Opposition to integration persists as private cooperative schools attract protesters and parents seek alternatives.
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