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The federal government is under the same duty that the states are, so they must desegregate Washington, DC schools. Declares that separate schools are "inherently unequal".
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Autherine Lucy was the first African American to be admitted to this university. White students and residents started rioting, and Lucy was later expelled for criticizing the University.
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Two African Americans successfully register at the University of Alabama. This was after president Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard.
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Kennedy wrote a letter to Governor Wallace concerning the "stand in the schoolhouse door".
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A young boy was enrolled to this school on September 9th, after being turned away by the school on the previous day.
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On this day, this high school became an integrated school. People were holding out large signs reading: "nigger go home".
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Blacks were denied entry of this high school, the next day the rules changed and the two were allowed to enter.
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This was an Elementary school that became integrated. Some were welcomed there, but some were turned away.
