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August 29, 1957- Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first legislation of that type in 82 years.
1976 - Reverend Burke documents urban renewal.
March 21, 1991 - Stephanie Counts is named North Carolina Principal of the Year.
November 20, 1996 - Toni Morrison, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize, speaks at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s NOVELLO Festival.
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.
On September 4, 1957, sixteen-year-old Gus Roberts arrives at Central High School with his father. Hundreds of students stand on the front steps, watching.
Principal Ed Sanders welcomes Gus and his father and makes sure the crowd behaves peacefully. Gus goes to class.
Below is a copy of the schedule for the Mecklenburg Colonial Heritage Weekend in 1989’s Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Charlotte Observer 5/7/1989 p. 7A
Mecklenburg Colonial Heritage Weekend
The Charlotte Evening Chronicle 5/18/1912
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR TWENTIETH OF MAY CELEBRATION
Official Program Shows Three Days Filled With Events That Will Amuse And Interest Thousands of Visitors
When the armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the world was reeling from the effects of a long war as well as a major flu epidemic.
The following are articles from the Charlotte News detailing the 115th Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence celebrations in 1890.
The Charlotte News: "The Glorious 20th" 5/20/1890 front page and "The Last of the Celebration" 5/22/1890 front page
1892 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence celebrations.
The Charlotte News: 5/18/1892 p.1; 5/19/1892 p.1; The Mecklenburg Times 5/20/1892 p.3
THE CELEBRATION BEGINS. 5/18/1892 p.1
The Charlotte Evening Chronicle 5/20/1912, sec. 1, pp.1-2,6
Twentieth of May Celebration Begins With Mammoth Parade