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The Fight for Equality: It was a Long Road to a Desegregated Burke County by Cheryl M. Shuffler, News Herald Article Item Info
- Title:
- The Fight for Equality: It was a Long Road to a Desegregated Burke County by Cheryl M. Shuffler, News Herald Article
- Creator:
- Cheryl M. Shuffler; North Carolina Room at Burke County Public Library
- Date Created:
- 2012-2-5
- Description:
- Article about Lucille Rutherford's experiences growing up under segregation in Morganton and her organizing as one of the West Concord Mothers. Shuffler quotes Ruth Roseboro and Artie Logan who were among the first students transferred from historically Black schools to formerly "whites only" schools in 1964.
- Subjects:
- desegregation Lucille Rutherford Ruth Roseboro Artie McKesson Logan Downtown Morganton transportation movie theater water fountain public restroom Mountain View Elementary Olive Hill High School Forest Hill Elementary Morganton High School W.F. McIntosh racial violence harrassment athletics employment
- Location:
- Morganton, North Carolina
- Latitude:
- 35.73679724
- Longitude:
- -81.69177026
- Source:
- North Carolina Room at Burke County Public Library
- Source Identifier:
- 2012-2-5_cherylmshuffler_ncroom.pdf
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "The Fight for Equality: It was a Long Road to a Desegregated Burke County by Cheryl M. Shuffler, News Herald Article", Children of the Struggle, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL)
- Reference Link:
- ncssmmolib.github.io/cots-new/cots-new/items/cots016.html
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- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Permission must be obtained for any use or reproduction which is not educational and not-for-profit. Contact the History Museum of Burke County with inquiries regarding use.
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