Wow, so Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the bullies trying to stop his Black classmates from desegregating Central High in Little Rock in 1957. https://t.co/IZm9DuTUhM pic.twitter.com/G4o7H2G9qp
— Joshua Clark Davis (@JoshClarkDavis) November 23, 2022
LeBron James wondered why he has not been asked about the 1957 photo of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones that recently surfaced, after the media were quick to question him about Kyrie Irving.
— ESPN (@espn) December 1, 2022
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(1) On September 9, 1957 6 African American students attempted to integrate North Little Rock High School.
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) November 24, 2022
The school board voted to honor the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Ed and removed barriers to enrollment of black students.
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(2) When the 6 students arrived to they were not opposed by the National Guard (as the Arkansas Governor had vowed), nor local law enforcement, or even leaders from the white business community. However, their path was blocked by more than 500 of their fellow students. pic.twitter.com/urcL9qomLg
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) November 24, 2022
(3) Among the crowd of hostile protestor shouting racial epithets while blocking the school’s entrance was Dallas Cowboys owner #JerryJones who managed to fight his way through the crowd of hundreds to be close enough to be photographed along side his football teammates. pic.twitter.com/vNONTXMzJA
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) November 24, 2022
(4) After enduring assault & verbal abuse the students were successfully prevented from enrolling in North Little Rock High. Jones and his classmates triumphed in blocking integration of the school for the next 7 years with the help of a terror campaign by the revitalized KKK. pic.twitter.com/ePVu46OzAG
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) November 24, 2022
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