MARCH 5, 1959- 21 TEENAGED NEGRO BOYS WHO WERE HOUSED AT THE STATE RAN WRIGHTSVILLE NEGRO BOYS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL WERE HOLOCAUSTICALLY MASSACRED IN ONE OF THE WORST FIRES EVER IN ARKANSAS HISTORY. THIS EVENT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE LITTLE ROCK NINE AND THE LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DESEGRGATION CRISIS.
FAUBUS ORDERES AN INVESTIGATION, FAUBUS SAYS THE INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY RULED OUT ARSON....THE WRITTEN RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WERE NEVER MADE PUBLIC..AND CAN'T BE FOUND...THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NEVER BEEN ESTABLISHED NOR DID THE REMAINS RECEIVE PROPER IDENTIFICATION.
THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THESE BOYS SEEK CLOSURE, BUT THE STATE OF ARKANSAS REFUSES TO GIVE THESES FAMILIES PERMISSION TO EXHUME AND DNA TEST THE REMAINS. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHERE THEIR LOVED ONE ARE.
HELP GIVE "THE WRIGHTSVILLE 21" THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY.
Posted By: Dee Wood
Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 4:03PM
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