Green McAdoo Cultural Center

Clinton, East Tennessee

Selected by Museum Director Jane Velk

 

In 1956, twelve Black students integrated Clinton High School. In response, protestors arrived in Clinton, which did not have enough police officers to handle the crowd. The Home Guard was a group of everyday citizens who were deputized to keep the peace during the conflict. Listen to Jane Velk explain how the discussion over who should have access to an equal education mirrors conversations America’s founders had during the Revolution.