[3] On June 25, 1955, largely the result of the recent Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Hoxie's superintendent, Kunkel Edward Vance, spearheaded plans to integrate the schools, and he received the unanimous support of Hoxie's school board.
On July 11, 1955, Hoxie schools recommenced and allowed African American students to attend.
[4] Segregationists from outside the area converged on Hoxie in an unsuccessful attempt to reverse the school board decision.
This marked the first intervention by the attorney general in support of any school district attempting to comply with the Brown decision.
Notwithstanding, a conference exploring the situation and its possible effects on the community with the individuals at the core of the problem had worked a minor miracle.