LA HR13

Expresses condolences from the Louisiana House of Representatives on the death of Dorothy Prevost, the last living parent of the "New Orleans Four" who desegregated public schools on November 14, 1960

Dorothy Prevost, along with three other mothers, sent their six-year-old daughters (Tessie Prevost, Gail Etienne, Ruby Bridges, and Leona Tate) into previously all-white public schools under federal protection, marking a pivotal moment in enforcing Brown v. Board of Education in the Deep South

The actions of these mothers and daughters inspired the Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963 and contributed to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

In 2020, the New Orleans City Council unanimously established November 14 as New Orleans Four Day, and the mayor presented keys to the city to the surviving members

Encourages all Louisianians to honor Dorothy Prevost's life and legacy of courage as a civil rights and American icon