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Telegram Dwight Eisenhower to Allan Shivers 1952-10-03

A telegram from Dwight Eisenhower to Allan Shivers thanking him for a speech in Eisenhower's favor and support in his presidential campaign. In…
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Oral Histories

This collection includes oral history interviews with current and former residents of Mansfield who have varying experiences with integration.…
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The NAACP in Texas

From the time of its inception in 1915, the Texas chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
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HistoryPin Collection

This map shows chronologically the date in which schools in Texas desegregated from 1954-1957.
Jackson v. Rawdon - Filed by L. Clifford Davis - September 26, 1955.

Complaints and requests filed by Davis on September 26, 1955 on behalf of African American students of high school age in Mansfield, Texas against…
Jackson v. Rawdon - Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction

On October 7, 1955, L. Clifford Davis filed a request for preliminary injunction to enjoin and restrain the defendants, including O.C. Rawdon, School…