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Desegregation of Schools Spreads Deeper Into Dixie
Desegregation advances across several states as courts order integration in Powhatan Virginia and multiple North Carolina districts. In Charleston and Baton Rouge, Negro and white students begin attending mixed classes ahead of full public school desegregation. Civil rights leadership cites progress while tensions rise in Birmingham and Atlanta as federal orders reshape schooling.
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Dixie
Powhatan
North Carolina
Burlington
Gastonia
Shelby
Mount Airy
Gaston
Curry Counties
Hoe
Houma
Chattanooga
Charleston
D.C
Charleston High
Rivers High
Baton Rouge
Ital
U.S
E. Gordon West
Baton Rouge Public Schools
Atlanta
Louisiana
New Orleans