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THE NORFOLK 17 · School Desegregation in Norfolk


THE NORFOLK 17 · School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia

On February 2, 1959, 17 African-American students entered six previously all-white middle and high schools in Norfolk, Virginia. These schools had been closed ...

Norfolk 17 - Wikipedia

Norfolk 17 was a group of African American students in Norfolk, Virginia who were admitted to all-white schools on February 2, 1959.

Norfolk 17 - Norview.org

The members of the Norfolk 17 were the true heroes of the school integration struggle in Norfolk, Virginia. As young men and women, they entered six of the ...

The Digital History of Massive Resistance in Norfolk, Virginia

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the integration of Norfolk Public. Schools. On February 2, 1959, the “Norfolk 17” integrated the formerly all-white.

The Norfolk 17 | PBS

The members of the Norfolk 17 were the true heroes of the school integration struggle in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Norfolk 17 - The Historical Marker Database

Rather than admit 17 black students who had been assigned by the Norfolk School Board, Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. seized Norfolk's all-white junior and ...

INTRODUCTION · School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia

They were the "Norfolk 17," preparing to integrate six previously all-white Norfolk public schools. After both the State Supreme Court and the Federal District ...

A History of Segregation - Norfolk - The Urban Renewal Center

As white families moved away, Norfolk began converting previously all-white schools into black schools in a process known as "hand-me-down" schooling, keeping ...

Feb. 2, 1959: The Norfolk 17 Defy the Stanley Plan

The Norfolk 17 continued going to school each day, facing relentless repression yet determined to desegregate their schools. After graduation, many of the ...

The Norfolk 17 - The Historical Marker Database

Rather than admit 17 black students who had been assigned by the Norfolk School Board, Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. seized Norfolk's all- ...

Norfolk dedicates monument to end of Massive Resistance - VPM

Rather than allow 17 Black students into white schools in 1958, Norfolk city leaders simply shut the doors of its public schools. The move left ...

The Norfolk 17 - WHRO

They were just teenagers who wanted a chance at a better education. But in 1959 Norfolk, that was a problem. African-American students weren't allowed to go to ...

RESOURCES · School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia

The members of the Norfolk 17 were the true heroes of the school integration struggle in Norfolk, Virginia. As young men and women, they entered six of the ...

School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia, 1957-1959 - jstor

Even after the schools were opened to. Black students, the teachers and workshop coordinators continued to hold tutoring sessions for the Norfolk 17 because, as ...

The Norfolk 17: Six Decades Later and One City Over

The Norfolk 17 were the first seventeen African-American students to integrate into all-white middle/high schools in the city they were named after.

Little Soldiers: Members Of Norfolk 17 Discuss Their Experiences ...

In a recent interview with WHRO, Turner and Brown recalled their experiences of integration in Norfolk's public schools. More than 60 years ...

Brown v. Board of Education: Integration in Virginia, 5 Years Later

Six of the “Norfolk 17” students who integrated Virginia schools in 1959: Lower row: Patricia Godbolt, Andrew Heidelberg, Olivia Driver; upper row: Geraldine ...

60 Years Ago: 17 Students Made History In Norfolk

Known as the Norfolk 17, they were the tool used to force the city to comply with the Supreme Court's Brown Decision which declared segregated public schools ...

Norfolk 17 - LocalWiki

Board of Education that racially segregated schools must end in the United States. After three years of court battles and recalcitrance by Virginia governor ...

End of Massive Resistance - Norfolk Arts

Board of Education. In 1958, the US District Court issued a desegregation decree affecting six white public schools in Norfolk, VA. An attempt ...