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Medcalf: The Black history many Minnesotans can’t bear to see

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Star Tribune file Hale School had one black family before desegregation in 1971 paired it with heavily black Field School. Hale pupils Ann Mingo, 7, left, and Meg Lawson, 6, arranged a bulletin board in December 1971.
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A new children’s book tells the story of a bold 1971 experiment to desegregate Minneapolis schools despite fierce resistance.

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