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15 year-old Dorothy Counts, the only Black student in her newly desegregated school, is harassed by white students. Family friend Dr. Edwin Tompkins accompanies her. North Carolina, USA, 1957 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] zout@fedia.io 25 points 4 days ago

This was elected the world press photo. Sad thing is, after only four days she left the school due to continuous harrasment.