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McDonogh 19: Desegregation of the New Orleans School System

By Logan Gross
On November 14, 1960, McDonogh 19 was integrated by three young first-grade African-American girls: Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gail Etienne. Located in the Lower Ninth Ward, McDonogh 19 had traditionally been an all-white school, even after the…
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