Talk:Mary Gaulden Jagger
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Desegregation edit
Good biography. It stimulated by interest in Gaulden and I went on to read about Oak Ridge and Anderson County on the web. This entry from the Tennessee Encyclopedia provides additional context for Gaulden's participation in desegregation politics. I'm not suggesting that any of it go into the article.
"Anderson County again garnered national attention in the wake of federally mandated school desegregation in the 1950s. When Clinton High School opened its doors to black students in 1956, a riot ensued, and Governor Frank Clement called out the National Guard to restore order in Clinton. White students boycotted classes, and in 1958 the high school building was bombed. Clinton High School students attended classes in Oak Ridge while their school was rebuilt. The events in Anderson County received national television coverage when Edward R. Murrow and CBS television analyzed the desegregation trouble in Clinton." NinetyNineFennelSeeds (talk) 16:36, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Rascals edit
From the article: "Gaulden Jagger became locally famous as the person who 'threw the rascals out' of the Anderson County Election Commission".
The citation's source is an non-bylined obit from a govt newsletter a half century after the events in question.
@Orange Mike: I notice that you are originally from Tennessee. You may know for a fact that the election officials were rascals, however, I think we need more verification before we say that in the wiki article. NinetyNineFennelSeeds (talk) 16:36, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
- It's properly cited to a local source (believe me, if that assertion was going to be even vaguely controversial in Oak Ridge, the ORNL newsletter would not have been allowed to make it); and there is no BLP issue involved. I do wish somebody could improve the reference, though. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:53, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
- I tried to find out more about the Election Commission, that's what led me to the Tenn Encyclopedia. However, no success so far. NinetyNineFennelSeeds (talk) 18:02, 18 November 2009 (UTC)