It's been more than 62 years since Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost walked into McDonogh 19 Elementary School. The three desegregated the school, while Ruby Bridges integrated a different school just blocks away.
It's been more than 62 years since Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost walked into McDonogh 19 Elementary School. It was a short walk but one of the most historic as the three desegregated the school, while Ruby Bridges integrated a different school just blocks away.
The Leona Tate Foundation for Change helped renovate the school to become the Tate, Etienne and Prevost Interpretive Center, which Leona Tate told CBS News will"educate those that didn't know about the integration and the desegregation of public schools." "When I come through the doors and I'm inside, this is like heaven," he said."This is a special spot."On the morning of Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-olds Tate, Etienne and Prevost were met with roars of protesters. The group walked alongside U.S. Marshals to become the first African Americans to help integrate into White-only public elementary schools in New Orleans.
Gail Etienne said she could not understand at the time why people were protesting her arrival at a White-only public elementary school in New Orleans. One by one, every single student left the classroom except for the three as a sign of protest. This would remain for the rest of the school year. , who enrolled at William Frantz Elementary School on the same day— leaving the remaining three forgotten.
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