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City of Brotherly Love Struggles With Racial Tensions
Philadelphia faces rising racial strain as segregation persists and incidents escalate. Violent episodes at Overbrook High and Shaw Junior High, plus a campus assault in South Philadelphia, underscore fears of white flight and neighborhood clashes amid broader civil rights tensions. Mayor Dilworth calls tensions at a 30 year high.
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Philadelphia
United States Supreme Court
Little Reek, Ark
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
Overbrook High School
West Philadelphia
Overbrook
Wilt Chamberlain
University of Kansas
Overbrook High
Shaw Junior High School
Narbonne
North Philadelphia
Shotazun
Jacob Wall
Thos
Wallfield
Little Rock
City
South Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth