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October 20, 1946
Sunday Chicago Bee
Chicago, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Chicago Times writer Hazel MacDonald praises Gary, Indiana school board for ending racial segregation in public schools with a resolution on August 27, 1947, reversing a 1927 policy after 20 years.
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BOARD ACTION
In a series of articles in the Chicago Times, Hazel MacDonald, staff writer, commended the action of the Gary school board in ousting racial segregation from the Indiana city's public schools.
Miss MacDonald called School Supt. Charles Lutz and members of the Gary school board "realists all," who having "tried out Negro segregation in the public schools for 20 years and found it not to be the right answer" have reversed the school policy.
The resolution, made by the school board on August 27, declares that "Children under the jurisdiction of the Gary public schools shall not be discriminated against in the school districts in which they live or within the schools which they attend because of race, color, or religion."
This resolution stipulated that implementation of this policy should begin "not later than Sept. 1, 1947."
The Times journalist cited the fact that the school board's new directive rectified a mistake made in 1927 when it bowed to the demands of 1,400 striking white high school pupils and their parents for segregation.
CITES GARY SCHOOL
BOARD ACTION
In a series of articles in the Chicago Times, Hazel MacDonald, staff writer, commended the action of the Gary school board in ousting racial segregation from the Indiana city's public schools.
Miss MacDonald called School Supt. Charles Lutz and members of the Gary school board "realists all," who having "tried out Negro segregation in the public schools for 20 years and found it not to be the right answer" have reversed the school policy.
The resolution, made by the school board on August 27, declares that "Children under the jurisdiction of the Gary public schools shall not be discriminated against in the school districts in which they live or within the schools which they attend because of race, color, or religion."
This resolution stipulated that implementation of this policy should begin "not later than Sept. 1, 1947."
The Times journalist cited the fact that the school board's new directive rectified a mistake made in 1927 when it bowed to the demands of 1,400 striking white high school pupils and their parents for segregation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
School Desegregation
Gary Indiana
Racial Segregation
School Board Resolution
Chicago Times
What entities or persons were involved?
Hazel Macdonald
Charles Lutz
Where did it happen?
Gary, Indiana
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Key Persons
Hazel Macdonald
Charles Lutz
Location
Gary, Indiana
Event Date
August 27, 1947
Story Details
Hazel MacDonald in the Chicago Times commends the Gary school board, led by Supt. Charles Lutz, for a resolution ending racial segregation in public schools, reversing a 1927 policy after 20 years of trial, with implementation by September 1, 1947.