First day of class at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School; Kenneth Ray Blakey, aged 6, accompanied by mother Connie Blakey, the first African-American student in Fort Worth public schools. Mrs. Blakey and her son are seen climbing up the stairs of the school building. Other children and parents are present, with some of the kids sitting on the steps and others on the brick railing. Published in Fort Worth Star Telegram morning edition September 5, 1963.
Item: First African American Student at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6 09/1963 4781
Identifier: 10011793
Title: First African American Student at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
Creator: McAulay, Joe (Photographer)
Description: First day of class at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School; Kenneth Ray Blakey, aged 6, accompanied by mother Connie Blakey, the first African-American student in Fort Worth public schools. Mrs. Blakey and her son are seen climbing up the stairs of the school building. Other children and parents are present, with some of the kids sitting on the steps and others on the brick railing. Published in Fort Worth Star Telegram morning edition September 5, 1963.
Date Created: 1963-09
Coverage: 1960s
Category: Cities and Towns, Daily Life, Educational Institutions, Institutions and Organizations, Texas, State and Local
Subject Term: Education, Buildings
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Address:
Geographc Coordinates: Latitude: 39.314010000000
Longitude: -76.716190000000
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: First African American Student at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
Creator: McAulay, Joe (Photographer)
Description: First day of class at Lily B. Clayton Elementary School; Kenneth Ray Blakey, aged 6, accompanied by mother Connie Blakey, the first African-American student in Fort Worth public schools. Mrs. Blakey and her son are seen climbing up the stairs of the school building. Other children and parents are present, with some of the kids sitting on the steps and others on the brick railing. Published in Fort Worth Star Telegram morning edition September 5, 1963.
Date Created: 1963-09
Coverage: 1960s
Category: Cities and Towns, Daily Life, Educational Institutions, Institutions and Organizations, Texas, State and Local
Subject Term: Education, Buildings
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Address:
2000 Park Place
Fort Worth, TX
United States Geographc Coordinates: Latitude: 39.314010000000
Longitude: -76.716190000000
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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