HONORING GOV. CLEMENT, THE CLINTON 12
August 01, 2008
August 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The office of Sen. Lamar Alexandar, R-Tenn., issued the following Weekly Column:
This past Wednesday, I honored the courage of Governor Frank G. Clement for his role in the desegregation of Clinton High School during a ceremony at the Green McAdoo site in Clinton. In 1956, one year before Central High School in Little Rock was integrated, Governor Clement and the citizens of Clinton did what they were supposed to do by enforcing the law and successfully integ . . .
This past Wednesday, I honored the courage of Governor Frank G. Clement for his role in the desegregation of Clinton High School during a ceremony at the Green McAdoo site in Clinton. In 1956, one year before Central High School in Little Rock was integrated, Governor Clement and the citizens of Clinton did what they were supposed to do by enforcing the law and successfully integ . . .