TN General Assembly honors Memphis 13
The "Memphis 13" were 13 first-grade students who helped pioneer integration of Memphis City Schools in 1961. (Courtesy chalkbeat.org)
Bill sponsored by G.A. Hardaway recognizes Black first-graders who integrated four Memphis schools in 1961 as ‘young civil rights leaders.’
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Memphis Shelby County Schools Memphis 13 Sharon Malone John Rich Sheila Malone E.C. Freeman Fentress alvin Freeman Deborah Holt Dwania Kyles Pamela Mayes Jacqueline Moore Joyce Bell White Leandrew Wiggins Clarence Williams Harry Williams Michael Willis Menelik FombiIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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