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Story October 31, 1959

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

What is this article about?

HOPE organization sponsors a meeting on November 4 at Red Cross Auditorium in Atlanta, where Little Rock educator Everett Tucker Jr. and businessman Boyd Ridgway will share firsthand experiences from the Little Rock school integration crisis to support keeping Georgia's schools open.

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HOPE Will Hear
Little Rock Couple

First hand reports of actual experiences in the "Little Rock story" will be related by an educator and a businessman from the Arkansas capitol Nov. 4 at the Red Cross Auditorium, 848 Peachtree St. NE. The meeting is sponsored by HOPE (Help Our Public Education).

Everett Tucker, Jr., chairman of the Little Rock Board of Education, and Boyd Ridgway, executive director of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, will be the speakers. Mrs. Thomas M. Breeden Jr., chairman of the board of directors of HOPE, urges all interested in keeping Georgia's schools open to attend.

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Justice Social Manners

What keywords are associated?

Little Rock Crisis School Integration Hope Organization Public Education Georgia Schools

What entities or persons were involved?

Everett Tucker, Jr. Boyd Ridgway Mrs. Thomas M. Breeden Jr.

Where did it happen?

Red Cross Auditorium, 848 Peachtree St. Ne, Atlanta, Georgia

Story Details

Key Persons

Everett Tucker, Jr. Boyd Ridgway Mrs. Thomas M. Breeden Jr.

Location

Red Cross Auditorium, 848 Peachtree St. Ne, Atlanta, Georgia

Event Date

Nov. 4

Story Details

Speakers from Little Rock will share firsthand experiences of the Little Rock school crisis at a HOPE-sponsored meeting to encourage keeping Georgia's schools open.

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