Students need to learn about the haters and the helpers of our history

I interviewed Butler years ago, when the former marshals on the integration squad were starting to pass away. He said he was eager to talk because the integration work was the most rewarding assignment of a long career. I was not surprised when he asked his wife, Patricia, to spread his ashes outside McDonogh 19, the New Orleans school where he escorted three other Black girls, Gail Etienne Stripling, Leona Tate and Tessie Prevost , who were crossing the color line along with Ruby Bridges.