"A Child's Education Or A Parent's Beliefs"

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Title

Subject

Florida State University

race relations

desegregation

Description

Editorial discussing the recent riots and protests connected with New Orleans' public school desegregation. The author criticizes the parents refusing to allow their white children to attend school with African American students, worrying their education "in the same traditions of white supremacy" will only hinder their future. The author further praises the parents of the African American children that continue to send them to school in the face of riots and large crowds attempting to intimidate them, stating these parents represent the ideal all Americans should strive for.

Creator

Abbott, Joan

Source

Original digital item located in DigiNole: FSU’s Digital Repository: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_Flambeau_12061960

Publisher

Florida Flambeau

Date

1960-12-06

Rights

These materials were gathered together as part of an effort between FSU's History Department and FSU's Libraries to assemble materials related to the history of race relations in Tallahassee. The user is responsible for investigating any copyright restrictions on further use of these materials outside this digital collection.
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Identifier

FSU_Flambeau_12061960
fsu:250603

Files

Collection

How did Jim Crow regulations function at Florida State University prior to the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Citation

Abbott, Joan, “"A Child's Education Or A Parent's Beliefs",” A Community History of Race Relations: Tallahassee & Florida State University , accessed May 18, 2024, https://historyracerelationstlh.omeka.net/items/show/913.

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Item: Article regarding race riots in Louisiana over school desegregation