The untold story of the "New Orleans Four"
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2023
- It's been more than 62 years since Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost walked into McDonogh 19 Elementary School in New Orleans to begin the desegregation process in the South, and all these years later, their story is being told. CBS News contributor Jamie Wax has more.
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a statue of the three girls should be erected in front of the school so that the story will never be forgotten. This so important!!
ᎦᎾ ᏆᏒᏌᎬ. 💯
Great idea. Why don't you contact the New Orleans City Council and suggest it.
Omg that is a beautiful idea! Marvelous!💜🙌🏾🦋
Agreed!!! I would pay to see it
I agree. This is a part of our history. The story should live on.
They can’t erase our past ✊🏾
The GOP can try but we won't allow it to happen.
@@mtaylor7307 You got that right.
NEVER !!!!
Climate change will tho 😊 it’ll erase all of us!
Ashe
Looking back at all those screeching yelling animals, I understand how scared those girls might have felt. 😭
Ahaha…”animals”. Do you own a mirror brainiac? Pot ~ meet kettle😂
@@24jamesWe Got Him!!!!! A hit dog hollers. 😆😂🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Animals
Exactly what they were
@@wileyjohnson5681 I wonder how many of those monsters are still alive today, and if they now have a positive change of heart?😒
@Wiley Johnson exactly. Those were (and still are) subhumans. Their ways haven't changed to this day.
I had the privilege to meet Mrs Tate at Dooky Chases Restaurant in New Orleans. Got a picture with her too. It was by far beyond anything I've ever experienced. I actually cried, I was just beyond moved at what SHE DID FOR US. Living legend.
Beautiful moment for both of you❤️
I’m from New Orleans and attended the historic ribbon 🎀 cutting ceremony!! My cousins attended McDonald 19, and my aunts were school teachers there in the 90’s. What a powerful memorial to the New Orleans 4️⃣ didn’t learn of this until the day of the ceremony 💖
I would be moved too. Thanks for sharing.
The sacrifices our elders made for all of us is astonishing! Thank you brave sistas!🥰🥰🥰
I love what you stated!! Absolutely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The fact that I didn’t learn about these 3 until a few years ago (I knew about Ruby though) proves how history is being erased from people who don’t want people to learn the truth.
This whole story is moving, but hearing the lady recount how she had to be on nerve medicine, being hit in the stomach with a baseball bat, getting beat up in a classroom, spat at and spit in the food...I was feeling angry real quick!
They were such brave little girls, and incredible women. 💙🙏🏾
Horrifying! Just horrifying to treat little kids of any color this way.
@abiola33
I agree. People who can treat innocent little kids like this with no shame, clearly don’t have a heart or soul in their body. All that physical abuse they received for doing absolutely nothing but trying to go to school and get the same quality of education as their white peers.
And that's why I have utmost respect for activists, accidental or intentional, because being the 'first one' sucks, but its a necessity.
Great story! My mom and her sisters also helped to integrate their Elementary School in Emporia, VA in the 1960s.
Thank You to Your Mother and Sisters. I Appreciate their Courage and Sacrifice.
please get someone to document her story!
GOD BLESS YOUR MOMMY!!❤️
Bless them! I hope they are doing well.
We've had a few in our city to do the same.
Watching this from the Caribbean isle of Trinidad and Tobago..and i teared up after 5 minutes..the trauma these 3 women went through as little girls is gut wrenching...these stories can't remain hidden..these women are pioneers blessed by the ancestors 👊🏽
Hey Donna! Apologies for dropping this here I came across your RUclips channel and I would love to know you better. I'm guessing you must be an honest person, because I always found your comments to be so nice and respectful. If it's okay with you, I'd love to be friend but if it sounds odd or embarrassing in any way please don't embarrass me by replying. Have a wonderful day, and keep sharing!
Amen. We currently are in a new wave of certain people trying to discredit or disregard the facts of history. We must NEVER ALLOW IT.
@@leehairston correct my brother 👊🏽
Three little girls, with the weight of history on their shoulders.
Thank you, ladies. Queens. Legends. Trailblazers. We NEED to remember this history. We NEED to honor it. We CANNOT forget.
I worked with Gail for several years. She is a beautiful soul. I’ve had the opportunity to sit and listen to their story from Gail. What an amazing, moving story. I’m blessed to count Gail as a friend.
When was the last time you hung out with your "friend" Gale? Are you besties? Did she have you over for dinner recently?
@@bruisersdilemma354 Jealous?
@@bruisersdilemma354 Gail*
All those hecklers and hollerers probably died while languishing in old peoples' homes being looked after by mainly black care givers.
You should put racist in front of hecklers
Interesting how they are cared for by the grandchildren of people they hate! These people are always taking their self hate and frustration out on us!
@Lauren Cameron You shouldn't be in this comment section! This isn't a cute puppy video
@@ShawnBen I mean to say “you should put racist in front of hecklers”. My bad
@cornpopper4921
At least these 3 little girls were in school like they were suppose to be. What were the protesters doing??
Taking many days off from work to torture and scare a little school. White teenagers ditched many days of school to part take in this instead of being in class learning🤷🏽♀️
So Proud of these three women!
I just cannot fathom how people can have as much hatred and vitriol as those protestors showed, especially towards little children, and especially in regards to something as inconsequential as race. I’m glad that they had each other to rely on, at least. What a traumatic experience.
Some of those protestors are probably still alive today. I hope that everyday they remember this and hang their heads in deep, deep shame.
@honestybest8797 No it’s not. People of all races have committed horrific atrocities over the years, including in recent history.
The answer isn’t white people, it’s just people. Some people can be unbelievably cruel and unethical - people of all races. And some people are kind and good - people of all races.
Calling an entire race evil doesn’t make you one of the good ones. It makes you as bad as the people that you’re criticising.
But this is taught in the home.
@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 In this particular situation it was wyte adults and children.There has never been a situation like this where blacks have never been held accountable.
@@Nubian865 What are you talking about? There are plenty of situations where black people have committed horrific atrocities and not been held accountable. Just look at the Rwandan genocide as but one of many examples. That was a situation where, even though all the people involved were black (the victims and perpetrators), they still managed to make the issue about race - the Tutsis (and any moderate Hutus who supported them) were horrifically tortured, oppressed, and killed by the Hutus. Unfortunately, there are many other similar situations just involving black races, no white people needed.
The sad thing is that mistreating people because of their perceived differences is something that many people - of all races - do, and have always done. Even if the whole world was black, people would still find differences in one another, and commit atrocities against each other because of that. It’s something that already happens and has always happened.
Anyway, our social conception of race doesn’t even make sense from a scientific point of view. We’re all just part of the human race, and that’s what really matters. It’s just tragic that there will always be people out there more interested in division and hatred, than love and inclusion.
Our goal, as ethical humans, should be to try to minimise that division and hatred, by understanding that it’s not someone’s race, looks, gender, sexuality, or anything else that they can’t help that matters - what truly matters is our values and our capacity to love and help one another.
No love is what it was and still is - HATE. They are still traumatized, I can tell. This cannot be fathomed by those who are love and yes statues would be a lasting reminder to always remember and never forget.
I absolutely appreciate your sacrifices ladies!! Thank you! ❤❤❤❤
I’m from New Orleans and my mom used to tell me all that she went through once she made it in class, and she too said the same stories these ladies tell about their experiences. We should be grateful for them and their sacrifices.
Yep the reason our family headed west in 1950 s from Mississippi and New Orleans. Even tho California had undertones and systemic racism ……my fam got out so we could have a better life in the San Francisco area
This was NOT "that" long ago....they tell the story and feels like it was yesterday😪
I'm so glad they are getting the recognition they deserve.
I had to teach myself a lot of this information on what people like these 3 women went through. When I was 11, I was flipping through channels and came across the autobiography movie about Ruby Bridges on Disney Channel and started watching it.
Great pioneers. People need to learn history in order to move forward and make this a better country, a better world.
They need a statue. And seeing those "Christians" beating their hands on the Bible. So much hate.
White Christian Nationalist is half of the GOP's base.
So true!
I never heard this story before. I do know that I will never forget it. Praying these ladies are at peace with the hate and trauma they experienced through that ordeal. They have my heart and I admire them so much 🙏❤
This is why black history is so important! I am born and raised in Louisiana and have never heard of these three women. Thank you ladies for your strength, courage, and dedication to empowering and bettering our people!
I agree. The only reason I even heard about Ruby was b/c when I was in 6th grade, I was flipping through channels one day and saw the movie about her playing on The Wonderful World if Disney on ABC.
Thanks for educating me today .
I hope that the descendants of the families that pulled their kids out of that school find these women and apologize.
They won't. Their hate is real.
That’ll be the day.
For what? It's not helping anything.
@@ItsMrstoyouboo right. apologies don’t squat. LITERALLY EVERYTHING WE DO IS INTENTIONAL
Some of them are probably still living themselves. I often wonder how their children feel seeing old footage of their parents, grandparents etc. yelling racial slurs at people because of their skin let alone little children.
I am amazed at their composure through all of this. They suffered and open the door and now we make excuses for not succeeding academically. God help us!
I pray for guidance and healing of our people and for this nation.
Thank you for sharing this story. With a humble heart, I want to say thank you for being the first, thank you for your courage, strength and determination. Thank you for being the change! Because of all of you, my education exist. Thank you isn't enough.
I have not heard if the New Orleans four, I lived in Hammond, Louisiana until age thirteen, New Orleans was forty five minutes away I don’t remember this being on news; thank you for sharing this piece of History ❤
Thank you for telling their stories, I’m glad people get to see that this wasn’t very long ago.
Thank you for telling a story I never knew about. I've always known about Ruby Bridges.
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I can’t believe they just told us this story about those three little girls went to the other school in New Orleans.
I wonder if Ruby Bridges ever got to meet those other three girls?!
Heartbreaking.
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Thank you my BEAUTIFUL Sisters!!!💜💜💜
This is one of the stories. There are many more......
Important story, amazing woman!
Seeing this makes it even more sad that a lot of children don't even want to go to school today. They drop out, live a life of crime. These women and others like them sacrificed so much for us. I am so grateful.
Legendary, we thank you!
Wow , I never knew this story . Thank you for this beautiful story. Thank you, ladies .
I couldn’t imagine being treated that way at just 6yrs old 💔 Queens 👸🏽👸🏾👸🏿
Well done! Loved how the school was converted to housing for seniors w/historical preservation … (great social change component) from Leslie Williams NYC 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
And those same classmates are grandparents now…
I am going to share with my students at school!! Thank you for sharing and educating us about this story!! ❤
November 4, 1960.
It is November 14,1960
Chilling as I hear my mom & aunt tell me their stories & they were older than these ladies were. I thank our generations so much for going through that to improve the world for future generations. 💜💜
Thank you. I am 49 and never heard of this! But if you think about it, every state in the South had to be integrated. There are more heroes and sheroes we need to research...
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story. These many years later to transform that building to educate as well as help others!!! Simply outstanding.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS ACTS! NO CHILD SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!🙏🏾 #STILLWERISE 🖤❤💚
What a phenomenal story. Those women were so strong as kids. They survived the unimaginable. Their and their families sacrifices made this country a better place.
Thanks for this news.
I tip my hat to you women for your sacrifices. So much for little girls to deal with.
May God continue to bless you!
I grew up 6 blocks from Frantz Middle. I knew about Ms. Bridges but I never heard this story. You can see the pain and trauma on their faces. Listening to their story felt like carrying a thousand concrete bricks. The hatred is still there. Some just want to party.. some still see us in chains. Neither group cares really. The audacity is real.. their trying to erase. They can't. No flood waters can wash that blood away...
Who knew???? What a powerful story and there are many more untold stories like this one. Thank you ladies for the sacrifice you each made then, for enlightening us all now, and for the legacy you are creating for generations to come. It is marvelous that you are educating the community as well as helping our elders have a comfortable place to reside. God bless you greatly.
I wish I had seen this interview, but I was at work. My mother is from Nolensville, Tennessee and her and her older two brothers was in school when it first integrated. She didn’t talk much about it because it was nothing positive that she couldn’t even tell about it and you can still see the current years later and she’s almost 70. That’s why when people try to act like it’s so far in the past and stuff. A lot of these people are still alive. It’s not the past for them.
This is a well done video sharing history of the 4 little girls journey in attending an integrated school.
I'm disgusted, shocked, and amazed, all at the same time. Just to think that what these little girls went through. Just wow! May they walk in peace for the rest of their lives.
Thank you for telling this story and bringing it to our attention. Another proud Black history moment❤❤❤
I love hearing about these stories.
I don’t mean to sound superficial with what I’m about to say but…those little skirts, sweaters, ponytails w bows and shiny loafers they had on are SOOOOOO FREGGIN CUTE 🥰 I wish little girls still dressed like this bcuz they were absolutely ADORABLE ♥️♥️♥️
This was happening all over the country at that time. My Mother told me they came to her school (Union Springs, Alabama) to pick specific students. So many undocumented Civil Rights stories. Salute to these women and the countless other. Blessings
History cannot be erased no matter how others try. CBS thank you for sharing this story.
People always say we should forget about things and don’t look into the past but when we do it still hurts and you can see it on those three women faces.
They can't forget like I can't forget. My integration story happened in New Orleans' neighbor Jefferson Parish. They have the right to tell their stories and no ban on real black history can stop these beautiful Queens!
The idea that full on adults among others on that day, set out to terrorize 6 year old children. And then to traumatized them IN SCHOOL. This was not that long ago. Truly disgraceful, animalistic behavior.
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Deepest regards and utmost Respect for what was placed on the precious shoulders of each of these women- then young girls. Neither of you deserved any of that ever. I'm so sorry that you endured such senseless, ignorant vitriol.
Bless you all to the moon and may your endeavors be as successful as your character.
You are each true examples of living history that must be told again and again.
Brave parents, don't know if I could put my child through such an ordeal. Especially because this generation take everything for granted....
The fact that these were adults Protesting is wild
So proud of the little girls, now adult women who gave so much to make our country better.
Wow! I've never heard of them! Thank you for covering their story Jamie
With love,
From Baton Rouge
Could not stop the tears from flowing. Thank you.
What a beautiful story!!!!
I'm so happy they've been channel their pain into positivity.
This was child abuse. Poor ladies.
Oh the infinite wisdom of the ones that came before us! Shameful!
They had to be strong as little innocent kids! Its both inspiring & heartbreaking
They don’t want these stories told because it’s their mom, dad, grandparents harassing them, spitting on them.
Yep. What is sad is that the same mistreatment is being done to children today.
Such an amazing story ❤❤It should be recognized nationally
I never heard about the other three little girls. I knew about Ruby Bridges . This is why all history needs to get told.
Thanks for sharing this!!! I never heard about this and I’m from Central Louisiana, my husband is from New Orleans and didn’t even know of this🙏🏾🙏🏾💕 I’m sharing this with everyone I know such an amazing and truly beautiful story these ladies are bold & beautiful ‼️
Love these ladies!❤ I have had the privilege of working with these ladies and their events!🙏🏾😇🥰😉😍
Thank you CBS! I had no idea!
Thank you ladies! I am humbled!!!
That's why it's important for us not to take anything for granted.and to never forget our history.we have endured alot but also kept moving forward to brighter days.thess ladies represent.a powerful legacy of our people with resilience and grace.. 🙏 ❤️
It’s wild because I remember being scared to go to school the first time as a kid just because I was a kid and it was different and scary. Imagine what this must have felt like for these women, who actually had something to fear when they went to school.
Congratulations to you three women 💞💕💞 for your super
super courage.....
Thank You 🤗
My Beautiful Elders ❤❤❤Respect & Love to these Amazing Women 😢🙏🏽
May God bless these beautiful ladies, and all black people, what they been through.
AMEN QUEENS Happy Valentines day GOD BLESS ALL
Excellent interview💚💚💚 I love these stories from the past!!!
Wow! I did not know about this, thank you ladies.
I had never heard of any of you ,wow I'm so glad I do now,thank you for sharing your powerful experience
Crazy grown Adults did that to lil kids and was able to get away with it ! Pisses me off !
This is awesome.❤️👍🏽Thank you for sharing this story!
It’s great to see him wearing his braids. Can’t wait to see more anchors w locks and other natural styles!
Thank you ladies!!
The pain that these women still feel is very evident and shows why so many don't want Black history to be taught.
Thanks so much for sharing this Brenda! ❤️💜🙏🏻
52 and still learning❤️ strong woman they are thanks for all you have done and still doing
Thank you.
My daddy protected me😢😢😊😊❤❤❤
We truly appreciate the courage through the struggle. The strength of our FBA (Foundational Black Americans) women and people is indisputable. It’s a miracle that we’re still on this planet ✊🏽 ♥️ 🇺🇸
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your bravery and sacrifice!❤
Wow…thx for sending this to me…that’s why it’s a blessing to have Black History Month…these stories are educating All of us
It’s really insane how this story, this piece of history was NOT taught in public or private schools in NOLA 🤯