Maurice Soles
by Brooke Langley
Basic Facts
Birthday: July 25, 1941
Years lived: 70
Place of Birth: Clinton, Tennessee
Occupation: Was a member of the Clinton 12
Did you know?
She was one of the fist black students to go to an all white school along with 11 other students
Character Trait
she wasn't afraid of the protesters that were yelling at the Clinton 12 to leave their school
she is an inspiration to others cause back then was when the Jim Crow laws were in order but she was a part of the 12 kids that were ready to stand up
About the clinton 12
In the summer of 1956, Clinton High School admitted the first black students into classes since the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. The Board of Education in 1954. Located in the eastern Tennessee city of Clinton, Clinton High School was among the southern educational institutions that preserved segregation in schools.