William Frantz Elementary School
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William Frantz Elementary School is a historic New Orleans public school best known as the site of Ruby Bridges’ landmark 1960 integration, a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Frantz Elementary School canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights landmark
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historic school building ⓘ public elementary school ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American civil rights movement
NERFINISHED
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Ruby Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| builtFor | Orleans Parish School Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| desegregated | 1960 ⓘ |
| district | Orleans Parish School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLevel | elementary ⓘ |
| eventDate | November 14, 1960 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | narratives about Brown v. Board of Education legacy ⓘ |
| governingBody | Orleans Parish School Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grades | K–5 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 29.969°N 90.039°W ⓘ |
| hasMurals | Ruby Bridges–themed artwork ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | implementation of federal desegregation orders in New Orleans ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
site of one of the first court-ordered school desegregations in the Deep South
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symbol of resistance to racial integration in education ⓘ |
| laterUse | integrated public elementary school ⓘ |
| legalContext | federal court-ordered desegregation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
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New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| mediaDepiction | setting of Norman Rockwell’s painting “The Problem We All Live With” ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Frantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Ninth Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Ruby Bridges’ first day of school on November 14, 1960
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desegregation of New Orleans public schools ⓘ |
| NRHPListingReason | association with early school desegregation and Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | segregated white elementary school ⓘ |
| partOf | New Orleans Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| publicAccess | public school facility ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolBoard | Orleans Parish School Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| student | Ruby Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil rights documentaries
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historical studies on school desegregation in New Orleans ⓘ |
| symbolizes | struggle for equal education rights in the United States ⓘ |
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