History often forgets about the smaller individuals who have changed the face of our landscape today. One of these individuals is Dorothy Counts, one of four black students chosen to integrate various high schools in North Carolina.
Dorothy Counts was taunted by, spit on, and harassed by other white classmates during her first four days of school 50 years ago on September 4, 1957. However, despite the uninviting atmosphere, she pressed on for 3 more days (before dropping out and moving to Pennsylvania for safety reasons) and became one of the first students in a line of many to integrate public schools.
In some ways, her actions and the actions of those like her helped spur on social reform during the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and on. Her courage to press on and walk through the halls of Harry Harding High School made her a part of an ugly piece of American history and walking proof that few people can really change a lot.
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