Image: Dorothy Counts

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Description: Dorothy Counts, a 15-year-old African American student, walks to school at Harry Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, amid jeers from students and others opposed to school integration. To the right is her friend Edwin Tompkins. This photograph was selected as the 1957 World Press Photo of the Year.
Title: Dorothy Counts
Credit: Mashable: 59 years ago in Charlotte, a seminal moment in the fight against segregation Originally published via the Associated Press, September 5, 1957. For example, published in The Greenville News.
Author: Douglas Martin, The Charlotte News
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License: Public domain
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