Digital Short
Sheila Malone-Conway & Sharon Malone
From the Collection: Pain and Promise: Remembering the Fight for School IntegrationIn 1961, identical twin sisters Sheila Malone-Conway and Sharon Malone were part of a group of students in Memphis, Tennessee, who integrated previously all-white schools. Known as the “Memphis 13,” these African American students were all enrolled as first graders. From Nashville, Tennessee, Sheila Malone-Conway and Sharon Malone talked about their experience.