LataraSpeaksTruth+Follow1960… The Day New Orleans Showed Its True FaceOn November 29, 1960, the sidewalk outside William Frantz Elementary turned into a scene the country still can’t shake. White segregationist mothers lined the street, screaming as a little Black girl tried to walk into school. Through all that chaos, Daisy Gabrielle held her daughter Yolanda’s hand and kept moving. That walk was courage in real time… the kind that doesn’t wait for applause, just does what’s right. The footage from that day became part of America’s permanent record. Not the cleaned-up version… the real one, showing grown adults trying to block a child’s education because of her skin. And here’s the part people love to pretend they don’t hear… 1960 wasn’t ancient history. It wasn’t “way back then.” Many of the adults in that crowd lived long enough to watch the world pretend this never happened. Progress didn’t fall from the sky… somebody had to push it. #HistoryMatters #AmericanHistory #OnThisDay #NewOrleansHistory #EducationHistory #LataraSpeaksTruth150Share
LataraSpeaksTruth+Follow1907… Palmer Memorial Institute Formally IncorporatedOn November 23, 1907, the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina became formally incorporated under the leadership of educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown. The school had already been operating for several years, but its incorporation created a stronger foundation for growth. The institute developed into one of the most respected Black preparatory schools of the early twentieth century. Students received a broad academic program designed to prepare them for college, leadership, and professional life during a time when opportunities for Black youth were limited under segregation. The incorporation of the school ensured the continuation of Brown’s work and helped establish an institution that supported generations of Black students in the Jim Crow era. #BlackHistory #EducationHistory #PalmerMemorialInstitute #CharlotteHawkinsBrown #OnThisDay #HistoricFacts #AmericanHistory #NCHistory #HistoryMatters #CommunityHistory50Share
