Complex sentence: In New Orleans, in 1960, the young teacher Henry frequently passed through a mob of protesters shouting racist insults and threats (like "2 4 6 8, we will never inagrate") That was the reality in 1960 for both Ruby and Barbara.
Split into simpler sentences: In New Orleans, in 1960, the young teacher Henry frequently passed through a mob of protesters shouting racist insults and threats. That was the reality in 1960 for both Ruby and Barbara.