On Nov. 4, 1960, McDonogh 19 Elementary School and William Frantz Elementary School were scheduled to integrate with Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, Gail Etienne and Ruby Bridges. The girls were subjected to death threats, racial slurs and taunts.
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