The Colored Educational Alliance Argues for Racial Conversion of Underutilized White Schools

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"Pages 425 and 426, Nov. 12, 1951." Orleans Parish School Board Minutes, Feb. 27, 1951 - Apr. 16, 1952. Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, and the LOUISiana Digital Library.

On November 12th, 1951, after AP Tureaud presented his petition on the necessity of integration, the president of the Colored Educational Alliance argued for the conversion of a white school to a Negro, stating that it was underutilized and situated in an area with a large Negro community.

The president also stated that his petition was not intended to be at odds with Mr. Tureaud’s, he was simply requesting a short-term but immediate solution to the problem of overcrowding.

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"Page 425, Nov. 12, 1951." Orleans Parish School Board Minutes, Feb. 27, 1951 - Apr. 16, 1952. Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, and the LOUISiana Digital Library.

"Page 426, Nov. 12, 1951." Orleans Parish School Board Minutes, Feb. 27, 1951 - Apr. 16, 1952. Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, and the LOUISiana Digital Library.