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Schoolgirls holding hands during the integration of schooling districts, Massachusetts, USA, 1975 (lemmy.world)

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[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Was there a dividing wall between the seats?

[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

I would guess it mightve been also showing the world that they are friends

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

they probably didn't want to be seen by those more than willing to bully them. just because they hadn't yet learned to hate those different than themselves, doesn't mean their classmates and others on the bus haven't yet either.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago

There were news crews outside the bus, and reporters asking questions. They knew they would be in the news. This wasn’t surreptitious at all – quite the opposite.