Important People

[Gregory Matthews]

The following is a list of women how have paid an important role in the life that we here in the U.S. live today.  All are now adults. Some have started foundations devoted to charity and/or serve in leadership rolls in such.  All made a major contribution at a younger stage in their lives.  All have taken risks in achieving their objectives.  All should have been included in the history books and some  were so  included. 

How many do you recognize?

What is the common bond that ties all of them  together that I have not mentioned in this post?  

Tessie Prevost Williams

Millicent Brown

Leona Tate

Margurite Carr Stokes

Elaine Chustz Green

Beverly Plummer

Doris Raye  Jennings Brewer

Dorris Faye Jennings

Shirley Lawrence Alexander 

Velma Hunter Jackson 

Marion Greenup

 

NOTE:  There are others who have contributed as much and for the same cause who are unknown to people today.  The above are simply to get you thinking.

 

 

[Gregory Matthews]

The answer is:  All of the women, as young girls were the first students of their race to attend formerly white schools, often accompanied by Federal law enforcement agents.

The following lists the schools that they attended:

Tessie Prevost Williams:  A school in New Orleans, as a 1st grader.

Millicent Brown:  A Charleston South Carolina High school.

Leona Tate: A New Orleans elementary school.  She now directs a foundation for change.

Margurite Carr Stokes::  Attempted to integrated a Washington DC Jr. High school land failed in her attempt.  

Elaine Chustz Green:  Integrated a Batkon  Rough High School.

Beverly Plummer:  She helped to integrate a High School in Georgia.

Doris Raye  Jennings Brewer: a Plaintiff in the Supreme Court case.

Dorris Faye Jennings:  A Plaintiff in the Supreme Court case.

Shirley Lawrence Alexander:   Helped to integrate a High School in Georgia, later a bank executive.

Velma Hunter Jackson:  Helped to integrate Baton Rough High School, later a dentist. 

Marion Greenup:  Helped to integrate Baton Rough High school, later a Foundation Vice President.

NOTE:  The above information was taken from an article in the June, 2018  issue of Smithsonian.  The article was written by Amy Crawford.