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Alexandria Schools Integrate
(WSLS Television, Roanoke, VA)

No spoken word. Footage of three elementary school children on the first day of integrated classed at Ramsey Elementary School in Alexandria, VA. Police maintained a barricade near the school to keep reporters and others away from the students. (New York Times, February 11, 1959)
About the film
  • Date: February 10, 1959
  • Sound: Yes
  • Duration: 00:45
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