Mansfield public memory, 1956

Repercussions-18.mp4

Floyd Moody discusses his father losing his home and his job as a sharecropper as a result of the 1956 integration attempts at Mansfield High School.

FSM - What I wanted to hear.wav

Floyd Moody remembers sitting around a table at Mansfield High School with Superintendent R.L. Huffman and others discussing integration plans.

KP discusses 56 events.wav

Kenneth Pressley discusses the events he witnessed at Mansfield High School in 1956.

KP discusses effigies, other memories.wav

Kenneth Pressley discusses his memories of the scene at Mansfield High School in 1956, including an effigy that was hanging.

KP, discusses fed government.wav

Kenneth Pressley discusses why he thinks some Mansfield residents were upset about the integration efforts of 1956.

Eisenhower Ii-7.mp4

Floyd Moody discusses President Eisenhower's lack of involvement with 1956 integration attempts at Mansfield High School.

Busing-4.mp4

Floyd Moody talks about a picture taken in front of the Mansfield school bus.

Early Negotiations-6.mp4

Floyd Moody talks about news media coming to IM Terrell.

Understanding-20.mp4

Floyd Moody reflects on his feelings about the integration attempt at Mansfield High School.

JHH First Day of School.mp4

John Howard Hicks on First day of school.

Acceptance-2.mp4

Floyd Moody talks about his satisfaction with the way things went.

KXAS/NBC5 Mansfield Report

KXAS/NBC5 Mansfield Report

Mansfield public memory, 1956