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This is the title page for the 1970 WCHS yearbook: The Lion.

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

This is a collage put together by the yearbook staff at WCHS in 1971 focusing on the many headlines of desegregation that previous year.

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 is the cover of a booklet entitled "Understanding School Desegregation." The main colors are white, black, and purple, and on the cover are two desks, white and black.

This is a bumper sticker with a pro-voting message. In full, it reads: If You Don't Vote Don't Squawk: Register"

This is a photograph of local NAACP leader Kelly Alexander speaking to a crowd.

This is a photograph of Kelly Alexander shaking hands with Gus Roberts. Roberts is in his military uniform. Roberts desegregated Central High School in 1957.

This is a photo depicting the destruction of Fred Alexander's home from a homemade bomb in November 1965. Fred Alexander looks on as other repair part of the damage to his home.

This is a photo of the football team from the all-black Second Ward High School in 1932. The first row of players are set in position and the back row students are standing up.