#288 Garand Picture of the Day - Clinton, TN

[Mark in Rochester]

National Guard personnel in Clinton, frightening agitators with bayonets, while trying to regain order after riots about school intergration.
Location: Clinton, TN, US
Date taken: September 1956
Photographer: Robert W. Kelley

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[gunner]

Wow, that is heavy!

Regards

Gunner

[Bob Womack]

I was born a year later and enjoyed pretty good integration in neighboring Knoxville, TN. In 1970, my integrated inner-city Jr. High football team elected a black girl as our homecoming queen - entirely on merit.

Bob

PS. I've often wondered where this fits with posse commitatus...

PPS. It that the 2nd Armored "Hell on Wheels" device on the helmets? Notice that the fourth guy back is the only one exhibiting classic bayonet technique...

[browningautorifle]

By the way, the crowd doesn't look too intimidated.

[Bob Womack]

It IS Tennessee.

[black1970]

That is the old 30th Armored Division insignia on the helmets which TN was for many years on through the 60"s. By the way, the 30th insignia was worn over the left front pocket of the uniform whereas it was worn on the right sleeve by most every other division including Texas- I was in both of them.