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1980 - Stevenson becomes the first black woman on the Charlotte
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Sarah Mingo Stevenson becomes the first black woman on the Charlotte school board. Stevenson will serve on the board for eight years. She is defeated in 1988 when many newcomers and a new generation of parents question Charlotte's commitment to desegregation. She is also the first African American woman to serve on the Charlotte PTA Council. |  |
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