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Students at Allegany High School in 1955 greet new integrated students; 4 students in photo, 2 carrying books

Crossing The Bridge...

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal."—Declaration of Independence.

And now, almost two hundred years after Thomas Jefferson wrote these words, America's dream of brotherhood, equality and tolerance is coming true. Integration bridges the chasm of racial intolerance and convinces us that the aspirations of our Founding Fathers were not wishful dreaming but functional democracy.