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After an altercation while in line, upcoming sixth-grader Alex Judge III, center, is comforted by his mother, Laura Judge, while they talk with Gregory Farino, left, and Carolyn Elliott-Farino before a Cobb County of Education board meeting begins. Teachers, parents and local residents gathered on June 10, 2021, to voice their opinions on critical race theory. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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President Joe Biden speaks with Opal Lee, the retired teacher, counselor and activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday, after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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A 2021 graduate of Forsyth’s Denmark High School, Suba Senthil, standing at the podium, told the school board Tuesday, June 15, 2021, that she found it “a little hard to be different” as a young child in the district. She urged the board to continue with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. (Image captured from YouTube)

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Two teachers and 55 students were photographed in the 1920s in front of the Jefferson Jacob School in Kentucky. Andrew Feiler reproduced the photo for his book on the Rosenwald Schools. Early in the school building program, Booker T. Washington sent Julius Rosenwald photographs like this of schoolchildren and teachers standing proudly in front of their schools. Rosenwald was deeply moved by these images, and they contributed to his decision to expand the initiative; he eventually built almost 5,000 schools for Black children. Photo: Andrew Feiler

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