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1972 - Phil Berry is Elected to the School Board
Event Date:
June 3, 1972
Event Type:
Turbulent Times 1960-1979
June 3, 1972 - Phil Berry is the first black to be elected to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board.
- A local banker, Berry will become board chair four years later.
- Earlier Rev. Colemon Kerry had been appointed to the board, but lost when he ran for a seat.
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