Knoxville Journal
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Black-and-white photograph from the fall of 1956 of the "Clinton Twelve," African American students who integrated Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee. Individuals in the picture are dressed in warm clothing, and the African American students are followed by reporters and several cars. Photographers and other men walk on the sidewalk next to the students. Federal courts ordered schools in Clinton, Tennessee, to integrate "with all deliberate speed" in 1956. In September, segregationists Asa Carter and John Kaspar spoke against the school's integration by twelve African American students. After the speeches, violence in the city grew to the point that National Guard troups were brought into the city for two months to keep order. Kaspar was later charged with inciting a riot for his speech.The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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