LOFM history

1956: Myra Whitson speaks to school board on integration

Mrs Rogers, members of the Houston Board of Education, ladies and gentlemen; If any of you were standing here in my shoes at this moment, I feel sure your thrill would be the same as mine; I refer to the honor bestowed on me by the Houston Friends’ Meeting - Quakers - in asking me to present to you some idea of our deep convictions and concerns on the vital problem of the integration of Houston public Schools?

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