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The Clinton 12 was a group of African-American teens that made history. The Kids in the group were accepted to a white school about 60 years ago. Those kids were, Maurice Soles, Anna Theresser Caswell, Alfred Williams, “Poochie” Hayden, Regina Smith, Latham Gail Upton, JoAnne Boyce, Robert Thacker, Bobby Cain, Minnie Jones, and Alvah McSwain were all part of the Clinton 12. These 12 individuals changed the thought of themselves by going to 1 school. Bobby Cain, said in his in words, “The only thing I was thinking about was my saftey of entering the school”. I bet that was pretty scary for that whole group not just Bobby.
I bet you’re wondering Where did the Clinton 12 go to school? Well here’s the answer. The location of the school was a high school 18 miles away from Knoxville TN. In a town called Clinton TN, the school was Clinton High School. The Clinton 12 started going to school at Clinton High School on Sun. August 26th,1956. …show more content…

The school is still open but is now called Clinton Middle School and it’s located in the same spot as the high school. In 2007 Bobby Cain former member of the Clinton 12 came to speak to the kids that go there.
In conclusion the Clinton 12 were a group of African-American kids that virtually changed history for the better, during the Civil Rights movement

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