Sixty-one years ago, 13 first-graders made history
LEFT TO RIGHT: Sheila Malone-Conway, Pamela Evans-Mayes and Dwania Kyles are three of the six members of the Memphis 13 who attended Monday's celebration. A seventh person, the daughter of the late Deborah Holt-Payne, a Memphis 13 member who has since died, attended in honor of her mother. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools recognizes the ‘Memphis 13’ who desegregated public schools in Memphis in 1961.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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