Oak Ridge, Tenn., Will Teach History Of Its Black Students Who Helped End Segregation
They were hailed as the first Black students to integrate public schools in Tennessee, in 1955. But until recently, the brave acts of the students, known as the Oak Ridge 85, were relatively forgotten. That started to change last year – and now the local school board is moving to add the history of the Oak Ridge 85 to its classrooms' curriculum.
"This is a part of our history in our school's history that is so important, but it has also been put in the shadows," Kirk Renegar, the.
