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Georgia School Put Up 'Whites Only' And 'Colored Only' Signs During Segregation Lesson, NAACP Responds
Georgia School Put Up 'Whites Only' And 'Colored Only' Signs During Segregation Lesson, NAACP Responds

An elementary school in Georgia has been called out after a teacher put up “For Whites Only” and “For Colored Only” signs as part of a history lesson on segregation . The signs were put up over water fountains and inside the cafeteria, according to WSB-TV . On April 15, a teacher at Honey Creek Elementary School put up segregation signs as part of a lesson on Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend a desegregated all-white school in 1960, in Louisiana. An investigation was launched by the school after parents expressed concerns over the incident. “You may have heard that we, along with our district human resources department, have been investigating an incident reported to us that involved a social studies activity based on a historical figure in American history that was not approved. Upon learning of the activity, we communicated directly with the parents of students who may have been affected,” the school principal wrote in a message sent to parents. “In this instance, the...

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