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How Baton Rouge school plagued by racial tensions and violence drove military veteran to spearhead successful campaign for wealthy white residents to form new city of St George

On May 3, 2013, violence erupted in the hallways of Woodlawn High School.

As many as six separate fights between unruly students broke out that day – part of an annus horribilis that saw 61 arrests made at the racially diverse school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Looking on in despair was Norman Browning, who had recently spent 15 years volunteering as a sports coach at Woodlawn.


A suburb of Atlanta sought to secede as well.

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