Integration Attempt

1962

East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Baton Rouge, United States

Reverend Arthur T. Jelks, NAACP President (here at left) led this group of children to the Baton Rouge Junior High School in a futile attempt to register them at the school. Turning them away is R.L. Smith, school principal.

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Title: Integration Attempt
Date Created: 1962
Location Created: Baton Rouge (La.)
Physical Dimensions: tiff
Type: image
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.

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