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September 16, 1960
Minneapolis Spokesman
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Iowa City residents, mainly University of Iowa faculty, plan to host three Black students from Prince Edward County, Virginia, where public schools remain closed in defiance of a Supreme Court desegregation ruling, allowing them to attend local high school.
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Iowa City To Welcome Negro Students Barred From Virginia High Schools
Iowa City, Iowa (ANP) - A group of local residents, mostly University of Iowa faculty members, announced plans last week to bring three Negro students here from Prince Edward County, Va., to attend high school.
Public schools in Prince Edward County were closed last year, and will remain closed this year, in protest against a U.S. Supreme Court desegregation order.
Private schools have been opened for white children but some 1,700 Negro boys and girls have been denied an opportunity to attend school, a spokesman for the Iowa City Sponsors for Equal Education said.
Working through the American Friends, Service Committee, the local group has arranged for Otis Willey and James Lee, both 17 and both in the eleventh grade, and James Brown, 16, a tenth grade student. to arrive in time for the opening of the fall semester at the high school here.
Iowa City, Iowa (ANP) - A group of local residents, mostly University of Iowa faculty members, announced plans last week to bring three Negro students here from Prince Edward County, Va., to attend high school.
Public schools in Prince Edward County were closed last year, and will remain closed this year, in protest against a U.S. Supreme Court desegregation order.
Private schools have been opened for white children but some 1,700 Negro boys and girls have been denied an opportunity to attend school, a spokesman for the Iowa City Sponsors for Equal Education said.
Working through the American Friends, Service Committee, the local group has arranged for Otis Willey and James Lee, both 17 and both in the eleventh grade, and James Brown, 16, a tenth grade student. to arrive in time for the opening of the fall semester at the high school here.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Desegregation
School Closure
Civil Rights
Prince Edward County
Iowa City Sponsors
What entities or persons were involved?
Otis Willey
James Lee
James Brown
Where did it happen?
Iowa City, Iowa; Prince Edward County, Va.
Story Details
Key Persons
Otis Willey
James Lee
James Brown
Location
Iowa City, Iowa; Prince Edward County, Va.
Event Date
Last Week; Fall Semester
Story Details
A group of Iowa City residents, mostly University of Iowa faculty, announced plans to bring three Negro students from Prince Edward County, Va., where public schools are closed in protest against desegregation, to attend high school in Iowa City via the American Friends Service Committee.