Three African-Americans Broke the Segregation Lines in St. Helena Parish

Three African American students broke the segregation lines in St. Helena Parish. It was in 1964, that the brave students faced one of most difficult times in their life. They were escorted by their parents and marched by police into the red brick building know as Greensburg High School.  

The school was surrounded with people from the tow, news reporters, and photographers. They were kept back by the state police from approaching the school. There wasn't any reports of incidents, although it was reported that several crosses were burned over the week in the newspaper article. 

Georgia Lea Gordon 17,  David Howard, 18, and Charles Hall-were accepted under a federal court order directing St. Helena Parish to desegregated the 11th and 12th grades. These students are the Ruby Bridges of St. Helena Parish.  Four later after Ruby Bridges desegregated the all-white Williams Frantz elementary in New Orleans, LA. 

Left: Ann Lee Hurst-Right: Georgia Lea Gordon
Photo Credit: Dr. Antoinette Harrell

Source

The Time (Shreveport, Louisiana)  August 1964