Tessie Prevost-Williams is escorted by U.S. Marshal Michael Atkins, as Gail Etienne, back left, is escorted by U.S. Marshal Brian Fair down the steps of McDonogh 19 Elementary School during the "New Orleans 4" Day 61st anniversary ceremony in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Prevost and Etienne are two of four women who were the first African Americans to integrate the all-white public schools in New Orleans. Prevost-Williams, known as one of the “New Orleans 4,” died July 6 following a series of medical complications. She was 69. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson, File)
