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15 year-old Dorothy Counts, the only Black student in her newly desegregated school, is harassed by white students. Family friend Dr. Edwin Tompkins accompanies her. North Carolina, USA, 1957 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm so impressed by the strength of character she has to go up against the world like this.. A 15 year old girl? What a remarkable person.

I don't find the picture sad, on the contrary, it's goddamn inspiring!