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1970 - Charlotte Mecklenburg School System is Integrated

September 9, 1970 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system is integrated.

  • Until 1970, desegregation meant that one or a few individual African American students enrolled in an all-white school.
  • Now, for the first time, black and white children are bused to truly integrate all the schools. There are no more all-white or all-black schools.
  • Meanwhile, the school board continues to appeal the Swann case, the judgment that has forced them to integrate.
  • West Charlotte Assistant Principal, Leroy "Pop" Miller, meets white students as they leave the buses on the first day of total integration
Event Date: 
September 9, 1970
Event Type: 
Turbulent Times 1960-1979
Exhibit & Section: 
African American Album Volume 2 [1]
Main Image: 
First day of integrated education, West Charlotte HS
Node Order: 
1010
Tags: 
African American Album 2 - Events Timeline [2]
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Event Date Field: 
Thursday, December 28, 2017
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/african-american-album-volume-2 [2] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/african-american-album-2-events-timeline