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  Rooney remarks inspire protest

  A newspaper article covers protests that began in reaction to negative comments made by Assemblyman John E. Rooney's about Dwight Morrow High School.

  Tags African American, Controversy, Education, Race
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  Tapestry of slaves and freemen

  The newspaper article "Tapestry of slaves and freemen" describes Arnold Brown's investigation of his ancestry and the discoveries he made about his ancestors and the African-American history of Bergen county.

  Tags African American, Genealogy, Race, Slavery
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  41 Years in the Englewood Schools - Educator raised expectations

  A newspaper article covers a lecture from Leroy McCloud. The article covers McCloud's experience in the Englewood school system, especially the racial divide. McCloud described his struggle to get equal support for Dwight Morrow which was and still is primarily attended by black students. McCloud believed that the fight to desegregate schools by merging Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs should have been dropped, as it was taking money away from supporting students. McCloud also feared for the future of education.

  Tags African American, Education, Race
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  Mary McCleod Bethune Controversy (1952)

  Mary Mcleod Bethune was an important black educator, civil and women's rights activist, and government official. She founded many organizations for black women's suffrage, educating black youth, and consistently fought for gender and race equality. 
  
  She was invited to speak at Engle Street Junior High School in April of 1952 but was barred from speaking due to accusations of her involvement in communist subversive groups. The speech was postponed when the mayor of Englewood (1948-1953), Melvin Leslie Denning met with the President of Henry Douglas Post 58 American Legion Auxilary and President of the Board of Education. Reports made by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and the California Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities were shown. Bethune instead gave the speech at Englewood Negro Church. 
  
  There was a controversy over the refusal to allow Bethune to speak and the accusations the auxiliary leveled toward her. One side agreed with the decision to bar Bethune until she proved her innocence and the other denounced the actions of the leaders in Englewood for unfounded accusations. Some also believed that the Board of Education and the Auxiliary were using possible ties to communism as a means of racial discrimination. 
  
  Later in May, the Board of Education reinvited Bethune to give a speech. She returned in June to do so.

  Tags African American, Civil Rights, Communism, Controversy, Education, Patriotism, Politics, Protests, Race