Harley, Lajuanda Street

Authoritative Name:

Harley, Lajuanda Street

Biography:

Lajuanda Street Harley, an African American schoolgirl, was enrolled at Glenn Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee, 27 August 1957. Enrollment came under a court-approved plan, which called for desegregation of the first grade level, three years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Street Harley was captured in a photograph that documents the desegregation of public schools in Nashville, Tennessee and implementation of the Nashville Plan, a plan to desegregate one grade per year starting with the first grade.

Associated Subjects:

Harley, Lajuanda Street

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

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Photograph of school registration, Glenn Elementary School, Cleveland Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 1957 August 27

Creator:

Ray, Bob

Date of Original:

1957-08-27

Collection:

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Contributing Institution:

Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division