Jo Ann Allen Boyce stands in front of a display about the “Clinton 12” at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton, Tennessee. Boyce was one of the 12, black students who integrated Clinton High School in 1956. The “Clinton 12,” as they came to be known, were met initially by a few white protesters. A white minister, offering protection, was attacked after he walked Jo Ann and her friends to school. Across the milesGrown up and living in Los Angeles, California, Boyce often visited schools and talked about the Clinton 12.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 21:36 UTC