DOUGLAS MARTIN - Dorothy Courts Desegregates, 1957
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggin (born 1942) is an American civil rights figure who was one of the first black students admitted to the Harry Harding High School, in Charlotte, North Carolina. After only four days of harassment that threatened her safety, her parents forced her to withdraw from the school. American press photographer Douglas Martin won the 1957 World Press Photo of the Year with an image of Counts being mocked by a crowd on her first day of school. In 2006, Counts-Scoggins received an email from a white man named Woody Cooper. He had admitted to being one of the boys in the famous picture and wanted to apologize. They met up for lunch where Cooper asked her to forgive him and she responded by saying, "I forgave you a long time ago, this is opportunity to do something for our children and grandchildren." They agreed to share their story and from there, did many interviews and speaking engagements together.
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DOUGLAS MARTIN - Dorothy Courts Desegregates, 1957
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