Gabrielle, Daisy

Authoritative Name:
Gabrielle, Daisy
Biography:
In November, 1960, Daisy Josephine Gabrielle, 42-year-old mother of six ignored the Louisiana Citizens' Council boycott and sent her daughter Yolanda to the integrated William Frantz school. After a month of braving crowds of white protesters, the loss of her husband's job, and mounting pressure from the white community, the Gabrielle family left New Orleans and moved to Rhode Island to be near James Gabrielle's parents.
Associated Subjects:
Gabrielle, Daisy
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of interviews with Police Chief Joseph Giarrusso, the Gabrielle family, and Mayor deLesseps Morrison as well as images of the community of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960 November

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1960-11
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of segregationist demonstrators protesting the integration of William Frantz Public School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960 November 29

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1960-11-29
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of the William Frantz and McDonogh elementary schools after court-ordered desegregation, white demonstrators protesting integration, and a segregated cooperative school in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960 December

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1960-12
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of white women driving Daisy Gabrielle and her first grade daughter, Yolanda, to the newly integrated William Frantz Public School; white demonstrators protesting the school's integration; and cars parked in a parking lot in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960 November or December

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1960-11
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection