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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

New Orleans Liberation Academy: Keep That Fire Burning: Freedom Rides, Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action

New Orleans Liberation Academy: Keep That Fire Burning: Freedom Rides, Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action

Keep That Fire Burning: Freedom Rides, Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action


We've come a long way since the days when the first students courageously integrated America's public schools after Brown v. Board of Education struck down "separate but equal." Still, as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of theFreedom Rides, the abhorrent state of our public schools denies our youth their most basic civil right - access to quality education.

Recently, New Orleans Liberation Academy students and teachers participated in theFreedom Rides for Justice in Education, a bus trip with other youth and adult allies from New Orleans to Washington D.C. for the Save Our Schools March and National