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

This is a political cartoon drawn on 10/11/1967 by the Charlotte Observer's Eugene Payne. A surprised tortoise labeled "Deep South School Integration" is surprised by a firecracker detonated by the arm of the Supreme Court.

This is another cartoon drawn by Eugene Payne. A trick-or-treater with the appearance of someone old is at the door of the federal court. The bomb of "Recent Court Ruling" is about to be given to the school board.

This is a press release issued by Governor Scott on February 2, 1970 regarding his disappointment with a court ruling involving busing. He does not agree that busing would be beneficial to North Carolina schools.

This is the front page/typescript of the Carolina Israelite, a liberal newspaper edited by Harry Golden.

This is an editorial written by Harry Golden in the Carolina Israelite in 1956. It is a satirical piece on if desks were removed from schools and all students were made to stand all day, then equality could be achieved.

This is a letter from Judge James B. McMillan following his ruling in North Carolina court ruling that busing could be used to integrate schools. His decision would be appealed and upheld by the US Supreme Court the following year. He writes, "I…

This is a letter from Julius Chambers to Kelly Alexander in 1964 outlining an early strategy for the reasons why a lawsuit should be filed against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. The Swann family was denied entry into an integrated…

This is the second page of the letter from Chambers to Alexander in 1964.