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The Clinton 12
The Clinton 12 was a group of twelve African-American students that integrated the previously all white Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee. This group of students were some of the first to participate in desegregation of Southern K-12 public schools. (add more info and citation )

Participants
Jo Ann Allen

Bobby Cain

Anna Theresser Caswell

Gail Ann Epps

Minnie Ann Dickey

Ronald Gordon Hayden

William Latham

Alvah Jay McSwain

Maurice Soles

Robert Thacker

Regina Turner

Alfred Williams

Background
With the decision of the 1954 Brown V. Board Supreme Court case, it was ruled that Tennessee schools had to desegregate. The White schools compared to the Black schools in Tennessee were very unequal and the all-black schools did not receive nearly as much money as their white counterparts did[ add stuff about busing]. After black families and the black community sought to get their children equal education the matter was taken to the courts. A few years prior to the Supreme court ruling, some African- American students tried to be enrolled into Clinton High school, but was unfortunately denied. Anderson County public schools tried to delay desegregation of schools as long as they could but was ordered in January of 1956 to start the process in the upcoming school year. In the fall of 1956, the Clinton 12 were enrolled into Clinton Highschool. ( add more and citations)

Integration
The first day of classes for the Clinton 12 went mostly peaceful. However, the second day was filled with violence, Protests, and riots. ( main events itself [ violence, escorting, dropping out/ moving, white supremacy, bombing] ) ( add citations) !!

Aftermath of Clinton 12
( talk about how only two graduated, the rebuilding of the school, what this did for Tennessee and what it did for education in the south [ neutral] ) ( citations) !!