More than 60 years ago, four young Black girls in Louisiana, known as the New Orleans Four, made history by integrating schools in New Orleans, enduring resistance and creating a lasting impact on civil rights.
Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost walked up 18 steps to McDonogh 19 Elementary School on Nov. 14, 1960, guided by U.S. marshals and Ruby Bridges, who simultaneously integrated Frantz Elementary.
“I had no clue at all what I was doing, or what I was about to do,” said Tate…