The Pursuit of Education, Rosewood Elementary, and School Desegregation by McClellan Douglas

The Pursuit of Education, Rosewood Elementary, and School Desegregation

Artist: McClellan Douglas x

 
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This mural highlights the story of 24 children who fought for their right to education in a then segregated Richland One school district in 1964. The artist, McClellan Douglas, said he used a picture of the first day of integration at Rosewood Elementary as inspiration for the piece.

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