Wrong is Righted, 42 Years Later

Written by Pat's Papers | Thursday, 14 October 2010 10:20 AM

Mary French should’ve been valedictorian at her Arkansas high school back in 1968. But because French is black, she was denied the honor. Instead, it went to a white girl. Now, 42 years later, a wrong has been righted says the Indianapolis Star. The Indiana middle school French has taught at for 20 years held a ceremony in her honor yesterday, where surrounded by family and friends, she finally gave the speech she’d memorized more than four decades ago.

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