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On Freedom Day in 1963, thousands of Chicago students skipped school to protest segregation

Although civil rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supported the designation of Oct. 22, 1963, as “Freedom Day,” its success was not guaranteed. Older Black organizations and clergy didn’t relish asking parents to back a one-day school boycott to demonstrate that segregated schools weren’t limited to the South. It was politically dangerous for anyone beholden to the Boss, Mayor .

Chicago students skipped school in 1963 to protest segregation

Chicago students skipped school in 1963 to protest segregation
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Memorial Day festivities schedule in Donaldsonville

Donaldsonville Chief A Memorial Day procession will be held at 8:30 a.m. May 31 at Donaldsonville City Hall. Following the procession, a ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in Louisiana Square on Railroad Avenue. Organizer Lawrence Landry said everyone is invited to participate in the procession and ceremony, which honors the fallen military service men and women. He said the ceremony will include a flag presentation, prayer, and brief speeches. In following tradition, the names on the memorial in front of the Ascension Parish Courthouse will be read. It will also include a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps.

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