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August 9, 1959
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Eight Negro youths from New Orleans, including Patricia and Phyllis Bryant and Enes Krechen, attended the Vienna Youth Festival with an exhibit showcasing positive Negro life to refute segregation narratives, led by white businessman Richard Bell.
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Southern Youths At Vienna Festival
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - (SNS) Eight Negroes from New Orleans visiting the commons sponsored Youth Festival. The youths include Miss Patricia Bryant, Phyllis Bryant and Enes Krechen, vice president of the Dillard University Student Body.
The Negro youths are said to have prepared an exhibit depicting Negro life in New Orleans which includes homes, business, successful individuals, schools, hospitals and civic endeavors of Negroes in the Crescent City.
The leader of the group, white business man Richard Bell, said that the presence of these Negroes was intended to refute the many stories of segregation and discrimination so often circulated in Europe and other foreign countries.
"These Negroes," he said, "can do the best job possible to show that Negroes are not suffering in the United States."
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - (SNS) Eight Negroes from New Orleans visiting the commons sponsored Youth Festival. The youths include Miss Patricia Bryant, Phyllis Bryant and Enes Krechen, vice president of the Dillard University Student Body.
The Negro youths are said to have prepared an exhibit depicting Negro life in New Orleans which includes homes, business, successful individuals, schools, hospitals and civic endeavors of Negroes in the Crescent City.
The leader of the group, white business man Richard Bell, said that the presence of these Negroes was intended to refute the many stories of segregation and discrimination so often circulated in Europe and other foreign countries.
"These Negroes," he said, "can do the best job possible to show that Negroes are not suffering in the United States."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Youth Festival
Vienna
Negro Exhibit
Segregation
Discrimination
New Orleans
What entities or persons were involved?
Patricia Bryant
Phyllis Bryant
Enes Krechen
Richard Bell
Where did it happen?
Vienna, New Orleans
Story Details
Key Persons
Patricia Bryant
Phyllis Bryant
Enes Krechen
Richard Bell
Location
Vienna, New Orleans
Story Details
Eight Negro youths from New Orleans, led by white businessman Richard Bell, attended the Vienna Youth Festival with an exhibit depicting positive aspects of Negro life in New Orleans to counter stories of segregation and discrimination.