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These are pages 2-3 in the booklet "The Facts About Busing." On page two there is a cartoon of a mother and son. Text appears on the third page.

These are pages 10-11 in "The Facts About Busing." Text only.

This is the cover of a booklet printed by the National Urban League in defense of busing as a means to desegregate public schools. The title reads "The Facts About Busing" and features a hand carrying books.

This is the letter that Darius Swann wrote to the school board asking for their son, James, to be transferred to an integrated school in 1964. He lists three main reasons for why their son should be transferred. The appeal was denied.

This is the brief for the Attorney General of North Carolina in the Supreme Court case Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

This is a brief for the cross petitioners, Benjamin S. Horack and William J. Waggoner, in the Supreme Court case "Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education" in October 1970.

This is the brief for petitioners in the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Supreme Court case, October 1970.

This is the cover of a booklet featuring a debate on issues of integration between two personalities. The cover is pink, black, and white.

This is a sample page of students in the 1971 WCHS yearbook. Both black and white students are visible.

This is a sample page from the 1970 WCHS yearbook, a year before busing began to integrate Charlotte schools. From the class sample, it is evident that the class is predominantly African American. The other classes are shown with similar results,…