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By Steve Masler, October 8, 2015
The Memphis 13
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1 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Hyde Park — The Memphis 13 / Springdale Elementary School
Front The first African-American students to enroll in Springdale Elementary were Deborah Holt and Jaqueline Moore. Both lived closer to Springdale than to the African-American school where they otherwise would have been assigned. . . . Map (db m89501) HM
2 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, North Memphis — The Memphis 13/Gordon Elementary School
Front The first African-American students to enroll in Gordon Elementary School were Sharon Malone, Sheila Malone, Pamela Mayes, and Alvin Freeman. They were chosen in part because they lived closer to traditionally white schools than to . . . Map (db m89503) HM
3 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Rozelle — The Memphis 13/Rozelle Elementary School
Front The first African-American students to enroll in Rozelle Elementary School were E. C. Freeman, Joyce Bell, Clarence Williams, and Leandrew Wiggens. Mattie Freeman, mother of E. C. Freeman, said, "It would be foolish to send my . . . Map (db m89524) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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