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Joe Scherschel1956-09-11

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Texas Ranger in front of White Supremacists (holding sign reading NIGGERS STAY OUT!!) confronting student Jessalyn Gray (R) as she and fellow student Steve Poster (unseen) attempt to enter Texarkana College.

Details

Date: 1956-09-11
Location: Texarkana, TX, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Jessalyn Gray, Police, Students, Discrimination, People And Customs, Us, In Schools, American, 1956, Texarkana College, Schools, African American, Education, African Americans, Texas, 1950s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Joe Scherschel
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5759904
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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