Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Boyce, Jo Ann Allen (1941-2025)
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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/us/jo-ann-allen-boyce-dead.html