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New Orleans Marks 50th Anniversary of Public Schools’ Desegregation | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog

New Orleans Marks 50th Anniversary of Public Schools’ Desegregation | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog

New Orleans Marks 50th Anniversary of Public Schools’ Desegregation

By The Editors
With exhibits, panel discussions and other commemorative gatherings, New Orleans this weekend marked the 50th anniversary of one of the landmark events of American history: the desegregation of the New Orleans public schools.