MJ on Nostr: On this day in 1956, white citizens blocked Mansfield High School to prevent Black ...

On this day in 1956, white citizens blocked Mansfield High School to prevent Black children from enrolling. They also burned a Black effigy at the top of the school’s flagpole.

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.

Mansfield images, 1956 · Mansfield Crisis, 1956 · The Crisis at Mansfield:
https://mansfieldcrisis.omeka.net/exhibits/show/mansfield-during-1956/mansfield-images--1956