Crowd with alligator
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Title
Crowd with alligator
Subject
The crowd at Mansfield High School protesting integration gathers around a man holding a baby alligator.
Description
During the protest against desegregation at Mansfield High School, John Pyles held a baby alligator as a warning to any African American who appeared on the school grounds that they would be "gator bait."
Source
Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas
Publisher
[no text]
Date
1956-08-30
Files
Collection
Citation
“Crowd with alligator,” The Crisis at Mansfield, accessed April 23, 2024, https://mansfieldcrisis.omeka.net/items/show/72.