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Patricia Marcus, one of the first African American students to enroll at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Adams, Robert

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Marcus and Josephine Powell enrolled at West End in September 1963, sparking protests and boycotts by segregationists and white students.
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1963 09
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham (Ala.)
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Education
  6. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  7. Marcus, Patricia
  8. School Integration
  9. Schools
  10. Segregation
  11. Students

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