,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ije  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba          
7legislative day1 ,novemb] #bj71        
#bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4  
,hag]ty7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ ! role ( ! ,sc>boro #he 9 !  
desegregation ( public s*ools foll[+ !  
l&m>k decision ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,br[n v4 ,bo>d (        
,education4  ,:]eas1 on ,may #ag1 #aied1
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
deliv]$ a unanim\s op9ion 9 ,br[n v4    
,bo>d ( ,education1 #cdg ,u4,s4 #dhc    
7#aied71 hold+ t-- 7#a7 sep>ate         
educational facilities are inh]5tly     
unequal2 &  7#b7 ! sep>ate b equal      
doctr9e violat$ ! #ad? ,am5dm5t ( !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i*     
/ates t no citiz5 may be d5i$ equal     
protection "u ! law2 ,:]eas1 9 a second 
op9ion issu$ on ,may #ca1 #aiee1 !      
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates decre$ 
t s*ools %\ld be desegregat$ ) all      

delib]ate spe$2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #f1
 #aiee1 ,oak ,ridge ,high ,s*ool &      
,rob]tsville ,junior ,high1 locat$ 9    
,oak ,ridge1 ,t5nessee1 became ! fir/   
public s*ools 9 ! ,s\!a/ region to      
implem5t ! rul+ ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,br[n v4 ,bo>d (        
,education2 ,:]eas ! integration ( ,oak 
,ridge ,high ,s*ool & ,rob]tsville      
,junior ,high 0 conduct$ 9 a peaceful   
mann]2 ,:]eas ! ,sc>boro #he consi/$ ( !
 #he ,african ,am]ican /ud5ts f ,oak    
,ridge1 ,t5nessee1 :o l$ ! hi/oric      
integration ( public s*ools 9 ! ,s\!a/1 
includ+-- 7#a7 ,erne/9e ,av]y2  7#b7    
,donald ,av]y2  7#c7 ,willis ,lee ,av]y2
  7#d7 ,ri*>d ,bates2  7#e7 ,rob]t      
,b]ry2  7#f7 ,w ,c4 ,book]2  7#g7 ,/ella
 ,brantley2  7#h7 ,m>%all ,butl]2  7#i7 
,jaquel9e ,bynam2  7#aj7 ,william ,h5ry 
,c>roll2  7#aa7 ,pete ,cl>k2  7#ab7     
,r&olph ,coll9s2  7#ac7 ,ev9dies        
,copel&2  7#ad7 ,e!l ,davidson2  7#ae7  
,m9nie ,davidson2  7#af7 ,lola ,b4      
,d[dell2  7#ag7 ,georgia ,lee ,d[dell2  

7#ah7 ,james ,drake2  7#ai7 ,willie ,lee
 ,edw>ds2  7#bj7 ,%irley ,re$ ,freeman2 
7#ba7 ,john ,d4 ,gho/5 ,jr42  7#bb7     
,l4,c4 ,gipson2  7#bc7 ,nannie ,mae     
,goodman2  7#bd7 ,lawr5ce ,graham2      
7#be7 ,mazie ,graham2  7#bf7 ,rufus     
,graham2  7#bg7 ,h5ry ,fr$ ,gu9n2  7#bh7
 ,gw5dolyn ,gu9n2  7#bi7 ,m>g>et        
,/rickl& ,gu9n2  7#cj7 ,eug5e ,hawk9s2  
7#ca7 ,rob]ta ,hawk9s2  7#cb7 ,%irley   
,hawk9s2  7#cc7 ,hel5 ,hill2  7#cd7     
,mable ,jean ,hill2  7#ce7 ,rob]t ,hill2
  7#cf7 ,deloris ,holmes2  7#cg7 ,edw>d 
,holmes2  7#ch7 ,doro?y ,ann ,hudg5s2   
7#ci7 ,a4,c4 ,hunt] ,jr42  7#dj7 ,web/] 
,jackson2  7#da7 ,l]oy ,ju/ice2  7#db7  
,willie ,frank ,kirk2  7#dc7 ,ar*ie     
,lee2  7#dd7 ,jo ,ann ,lee2  7#de7      
,*>les ,lewis2  7#df7 ,doro?y ,kirk     
,lewis2  7#dg7 ,jimmy ,lewis2  7#dh7    
,sp5c] ,l9dsay2  7#di7 ,erne/9e ,maddox2
  7#ej7 ,b]nice ,mahone2  7#ea7 ,leon   
,mahone2  7#eb7 ,m>y ,ell5 ,mahone2     
7#ec7 ,w9fr$ ,malone2  7#ed7 ,b>b>a     
,jean ,mason2  7#ee7 ,emma ,mc,caskill2 

7#ef7 ,paul ,kyl5e ,mc,caskill2  7#eg7  
,jesse ,mc,clanahan2  7#eh7 ,alma       
,mc,kinney2  7#ei7 ,eloise ,mit*ell2    
7#fj7 ,max9e ,(fic]2  7#fa7 ,b>b>a ,sue 
,p]ry2  7#fb7 ,bobby ,phillips2  7#fc7  
,amos ,william ,rob9son2  7#fd7 ,ar?ur  
,*>les ,rob9son2  7#fe7 ,hazel ,m>ie    
,rob9son2  7#ff7 ,c4,h4 ,%annon2  7#fg7 
,m>y ,jo ,%annon2  7#fh7 ,b>b>a ,jean   
,sims2  7#fi7 ,willy ,smi?2  7#gj7 ,s>ah
 ,mae ,spratl+2  7#ga7 ,emma ,jean      
,/rickl&2  7#gb7 ,pe>l ,/rickl&2  7#gc7 
,frank ,summ]ville2  7#gd7 ,joe         
,summ]ville2  7#ge7 ,edw>d ,lewis       
,?reat2  7#gf7 ,joe ,torry2  7#gg7      
,*>les ,walk]2  7#gh7 ,e/elle ,w>mley2  
7#gi7 ,donald ,wa%+ton2  7#hj7 ,joe ,we/
 ,jr42  7#ha7 ,roy ,lee ,:ite2  7#hb7   
,l]oy ,williams2  7#hc7 ,nehemiah       
,williams2 &  7#hd7 #b additional       
/ud5ts1 names unkn[n2 ,:]eas ,lawr5ce   
,graham ,jr41 ,h5ry ,fr$ ,gu9n1 & ,rob]t
 ,b]ry ( ! ,sc>boro #he 7 ! fir/        
,african ,am]ican /ud5ts to p>ticipate 9
 public s*ool & univ]sity a?letics 9 !  

,s\!a/ region2 ,:]eas ,african ,am]ican 
/aff memb]s ( ,oak ,ridge ,high ,s*ool &
 ,rob]tsville ,junior ,high includ$--   
7#a7 ,fr$ ,br[n2  7#b7 ,d\glas ,freeman2
  7#c7 ,hurley ,h>d92  7#d7 ,ms4        
,mc,swain2  7#e7 ,mrs4 ,roa*2  7#f7     
,madel9e ,scales2 &  7#g7 ,mrs4 ,v]non2 
& ,:]eas ! ,sc>boro #he 7 aid$ by pill>s
 ( ! ,oak ,ridge community1 includ+--   
7#a7 ! ,mt4 ,zion ,mission>y ,bapti/    
,*ur*2  7#b7 ! ,oak ,valley ,bapti/     
,*ur*2  7#c7 ! ,spurgeon ,*apel ,african
 ,am]ican ,me?odi/ ,episcopal ,zion     
,*ur*2 &  7#d7 ! ,sc>boro ,*ur* ( ,*ri/3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate          
recognizes & celebrates-- 7#a7 !        
,sc>boro #he z ! fir/ gr\p ( ,african   
,am]ican /ud5ts to integrate public     
s*ools 9 ! ,s\!a/ region foll[+ ! l&m>k 
decision ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 ,br[n v4 ,bo>d ( ,education2 & 
7#b7 ! role ( ! ,sc>boro #he 9 lead+ !  
desegregation movem5t 9 ! ,s\!a/ region4