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January 25, 1965 - A dynamite blast destroys the car that belongs to Julius Chambers. Luckily, he is not hurt. Chambers is the attorney who recently filed legal action against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board on behalf of the Swann family. He will be the target of violence again.
December, 1990 - Three hundred local school volunteers are honored as Points of Light, President George Bush's award that recognizes the contributions of ordinary citizens. Through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg program, 90% of students that have been tutored or mentored have been promoted.
Fall 1954
West Charlotte High School football team wins its first state championship, defeating Kinston in the 3A Conference.
Coach Jack Martin celebrates with his players after the game.
The 1839 celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indendence was described in a diary entry
Susan Davis Nye Hutchison Charlotte school teacher
Summer 1961 - Charlotte minister and dentist Reginald Hawkins leads protest.
January 16, 1963 - Harvey Gantt desegregates Clemson College. January 16, 1963
September 4, 1957 - Today, four brave, young black people will test the new laws against school segregation. As the nation watches, these desegregation pioneers arrive at four of Charlotte's all-white schools.
According to the 1950 Census figures, Charlotte becomes one of the most residentially segregated cities in the US.
The joy of coming home can be seen on the faces of these veterans from North Carolina. Front row, left to right: Cpl. Guy R. Thornton of 2324 Chesterfield Ave., Charlotte; Cpl. Howell T. Ballard of Kannapolis; and Cpl. Robert D. Byram of 3008 Dogwood Ave., Charlotte. Standing left to right: Pvt.
December 9, 1995 - West Charlotte High School wins the state football championship.
Marriage: Professor John Batey Blanton and Miss Mary Aurelia Barr
Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County,NC
Married by Rev. R.Z. Johnston.Professor Blanton is listed as being `of Gastonia High School`.
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Marriage: Reverend T.P. R. Moore and Miss Sally U. Hartman
Location: Union,SC.
`Union Court House,SC notes -- Rev. T.P.R. Moore married. The rites of matrimony were celebrated..She was among the most prominent teachers of the graded school in the city of Spartanburg,SC.`
Marriage: Mr. Jacob C. White and Miss Emma J. Baily
Location: Perquimans County, NC
White, Jacob C., a school teacher in the county married to Miss Emma J. Baily (no date) , p.2Bride b.ca. 1861Groom b. ca 1853
Family Information: Mr. Augustus White
Eight years ago, James Latta's wife died, leaving two sons for her husband to raise. Now remarried, Latta builds a beautiful plantation home on the banks of the Catawba River near Hopewell Church.
March 1, 1837 - Davidson College models its curriculum after Princeton University. When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill closes due to lack of funds in the years after the Civil War, Davidson will remain open.
The Charlotte Male Academy opens to instruct pupils in Classical subjects, such as Latin and Greek. Young women who attend the new Charlotte Female Academy, which opened one year ago, have new course offerings for this year. They can study astronomy, chemistry, ethics and history.
African American novelist Charles Waddell Chestnutt (1858-1932) leaves his home in Fayetteville and arrives in Charlotte to teach school. He is fifteen years old. Chestnutt would eventually become an assistant to the principal.
November 1918Millions of people worldwide are dying from Spanish influenza, or flu. To keep the infection from spreading throughout the community, Charlotte officials close parks, churches, schools and other public buildings. Still, in the U.S.