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This political cartoon depicts Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as the doorknob, and "A willingness to work out our problems lawfully" as the key.

In this Eugene Payne political drawing, the "South", symbolized by a woman, looks down nervously at a black puddle labeled "school desegregation." Nixon, portrayed as a gentleman, prepares to lay his coat, be-speckled with dollar signs, on the puddle…

This is the outside cover of the 1970 WCHS Yearbook: The Lion.

This is an opening description and dedication of the yearbook in 1971 by the WCHS Yearbook staff. They reflected positively on the change that happened over the course of the previous year where many of them were bused into WCHS for the first time.

This is an image taken from the booklet "Understanding School Desegregation." It depicts both black and white children sitting at their desks in a classroom.

This image shows cheerleaders from WCHS in 1971 posing for the camera. They are wearing their uniforms. Both white and black cheerleaders are present.

This is a photo with the students of the Executive Council at West Charlotte in 1971. Both white and black students are noticeable as they pose for the camera.

This is an image taken from the 1971 WCHS yearbook depicting a white male and black mail clasping hands. Underneath, the caption reads "As Friends."

This is an unsigned piece of hate mail sent to Chambers during the Swann case. The author warns Chambers and cites his disagreement with the plan to bus students to integrate schools.

This is a piece of "hate" mail, apparently written by an elementary student, but perhaps under parental influence. Also, it appears the student may be African American based on what is written, though this is unconfirmed. The author writes to…