13. First female POC at an all white school
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This rare historical photo is a powerful display of racism. Just after the Pearsall plan passed in North Carolina, 40 students of color applied to transfer to a white school. Pictured here is one of the first young black students at a white school. She was 15 at the time and the year was 1957. The ridicule and threats she endured just because the color of her skin are not unlike the systematic oppression facing POCs today. Due to the hate she endured, her parents forced her to withdraw from the Harding High School after just 4 days.
